The climate of Anchorage (Alaska
- United States of America)
Anchorage is the most northerly located city of importance in America.
With a population of almost 400,000 it is also the largest city in the
state of Alaska. However, it is not the capital of Alaska. The capital
is Juneau which is located in the southeastern part of this state. The
main reason almost one third of the population of Alaska lives in
Anchorage is economic. In the vicinity of Anchorage oil and gas were
found which caused the city to flourish during the second part of last
century. Anchorage is an industrial city that benefits from the
influence of the sea on the relatively mild climate, especially for a
city located far to the north.
According to the Köppen climate classification Anchorage has a cool
land climate (type Dfb). This type of climate of also known as a
subarctic climate. during the winter the cold is tempered by the sea
water. Because of this daytime temperatures are between -15 to 0
degrees Celsius (5-32 degrees Fahrenheit). During the night it is cold
and snowfall is not uncommon. Spring starts in April after which
daytime temperatures during the summer reach about 20 degrees Celsius
(68.0 degrees Fahrenheit). From April to October the weather is
pleasant for humans, animals and plants.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Anchorage:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-6
-14
3
9
6
February
-3
-12
4
8
5
March
0
-8
6
8
5
April
6
-2
8
7
5
May
13
4
9
9
7
June
16
8
9
10
10
July
19
11
8
12
13
August
17
10
7
14
13
September
13
5
5
14
12
October
5
-2
4
12
9
November
-3
-10
3
9
8
December
-6
-13
2
11
7
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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