Anchorage Municipality Weather in March
Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 40°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.56 in.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 35°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 1.56 in
- Snowfall
- 7.2 in
- Record high
- 55°FMar 21, 1998
- Record low
- -17°FMar 1, 2026
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 26 min to 13 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 32°F | 13°F | 50°F 1991 | -17°F 2026 | 11% | |
| Mar 2 | 32°F | 13°F | 47°F 2025 | -11°F 1992 | 11% | |
| Mar 3 | 32°F | 13°F | 49°F 2025 | -15°F 1992 | 11% | |
| Mar 4 | 32°F | 13°F | 46°F 2003 | -16°F 1992 | 11% | |
| Mar 5 | 33°F | 13°F | 45°F 2000 | -17°F 1992 | 10% | |
| Mar 6 | 33°F | 13°F | 46°F 2001 | -16°F 1992 | 10% | |
| Mar 7 | 33°F | 13°F | 43°F 2008 | -11°F 2007 | 10% | |
| Mar 8 | 33°F | 13°F | 46°F 2005 | -11°F 2007 | 10% | |
| Mar 9 | 33°F | 13°F | 47°F 2013 | -8°F 1999 | 10% | |
| Mar 10 | 34°F | 13°F | 46°F 1994 | -8°F 2026 | 10% | |
| Mar 11 | 34°F | 13°F | 44°F 1992 | -9°F 2026 | 10% | |
| Mar 12 | 34°F | 13°F | 47°F 2005 | -10°F 1995 | 9% | |
| Mar 13 | 34°F | 14°F | 47°F 2005 | -13°F 1995 | 9% | |
| Mar 14 | 34°F | 14°F | 43°F 2001 | -13°F 2007 | 9% | |
| Mar 15 | 35°F | 14°F | 45°F 2019 | -13°F 1995 | 9% | |
| Mar 16 | 35°F | 14°F | 45°F 1998 | -11°F 2007 | 9% | |
| Mar 17 | 35°F | 14°F | 47°F 2019 | -12°F 1995 | 9% | |
| Mar 18 | 35°F | 14°F | 44°F 1998 | -6°F 2026 | 9% | |
| Mar 19 | 36°F | 15°F | 47°F 2019 | -6°F 2026 | 9% | |
| Mar 20 | 36°F | 15°F | 46°F 2022 | -6°F 1994 | 9% | |
| Mar 21 | 36°F | 15°F | 55°F 1998 | -9°F 1994 | 8% | |
| Mar 22 | 37°F | 15°F | 49°F 1998 | -8°F 1994 | 8% | |
| Mar 23 | 37°F | 16°F | 50°F 2016 | -10°F 1995 | 8% | |
| Mar 24 | 37°F | 16°F | 49°F 2016 | -9°F 1995 | 8% | |
| Mar 25 | 38°F | 17°F | 51°F 2016 | -6°F 1995 | 8% | |
| Mar 26 | 38°F | 17°F | 47°F 2020 | -2°F 1995 | 8% | |
| Mar 27 | 38°F | 17°F | 47°F 2025 | -3°F 2013 | 7% | |
| Mar 28 | 39°F | 18°F | 48°F 1996 | -2°F 2013 | 7% | |
| Mar 29 | 39°F | 18°F | 49°F 1995 | 5°F 2000 | 7% | |
| Mar 30 | 40°F | 19°F | 49°F 1993 | 3°F 2004 | 7% | |
| Mar 31 | 40°F | 19°F | 51°F 2016 | -7°F 2004 | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
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.