Anchorage Municipality climate

Anchorage Municipality Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Eagle Rvr Nature Ctr, 7.6 km from Anchorage Municipality

Average highs run from 67°F on August 1 to 61°F on August 31, and lows from 47°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.62 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Anchorage Municipality, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.62 in
Record high
84°FAug 18, 2004
Record low
31°FAug 29, 2015
Chance of a freeze
5%
Daylight
17 h 04 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 167°F47°F80°F 200244°F 19910%
Aug 267°F47°F78°F 200239°F 20030%
Aug 367°F47°F79°F 202142°F 19910%
Aug 467°F47°F77°F 199942°F 19910%
Aug 567°F47°F77°F 201541°F 19900%
Aug 667°F47°F76°F 200443°F 19950%
Aug 766°F47°F77°F 202440°F 19960%
Aug 866°F47°F78°F 200441°F 19980%
Aug 966°F46°F78°F 200342°F 20080%
Aug 1066°F46°F81°F 200341°F 20080%
Aug 1166°F46°F80°F 200442°F 20220%
Aug 1266°F46°F78°F 199043°F 20080%
Aug 1366°F46°F81°F 200541°F 20240%
Aug 1465°F46°F78°F 200743°F 19980%
Aug 1565°F45°F77°F 199035°F 20000%
Aug 1665°F45°F76°F 202037°F 20000%
Aug 1765°F45°F83°F 200441°F 19980%
Aug 1864°F45°F84°F 200440°F 19980%
Aug 1964°F45°F73°F 200440°F 19980%
Aug 2064°F44°F71°F 200439°F 20240%
Aug 2164°F44°F71°F 199541°F 20190%
Aug 2263°F44°F75°F 200439°F 19940%
Aug 2363°F44°F74°F 200437°F 20000%
Aug 2463°F43°F76°F 200437°F 20000%
Aug 2563°F43°F74°F 200439°F 20000%
Aug 2662°F43°F72°F 201035°F 20000%
Aug 2762°F43°F76°F 199035°F 20000%
Aug 2862°F42°F77°F 199032°F 19980%
Aug 2961°F42°F72°F 201631°F 20150%
Aug 3061°F42°F74°F 201635°F 20150%
Aug 3161°F42°F71°F 201634°F 20150%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Anchorage Municipality, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 10:34 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 9:06 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502642 (Eagle Rvr Nature Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00503163, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.