Anchorage climate

Anchorage Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Anchorage Merrill Fld, 2.4 km from Anchorage

Average highs run from 25°F on February 1 to 31°F on February 28, and lows from 10°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 6 wet days.

February day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Anchorage, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-2002040601510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
11.9 in
Record high
57°FFeb 24, 1943
Record low
-38°FFeb 3, 1947
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
7 h 49 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.9 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
Feb 125°F10°F47°F 1948-32°F 194723%28%
Feb 225°F10°F49°F 2007-33°F 194723%28%
Feb 325°F11°F47°F 1931-38°F 194723%28%
Feb 426°F11°F43°F 2002-37°F 194723%28%
Feb 526°F11°F46°F 2003-27°F 194723%28%
Feb 626°F11°F47°F 1935-30°F 192123%28%
Feb 726°F12°F43°F 1935-22°F 199923%28%
Feb 827°F12°F50°F 1920-25°F 194923%28%
Feb 927°F12°F46°F 1927-27°F 194923%28%
Feb 1027°F12°F47°F 2004-24°F 194323%28%
Feb 1127°F12°F47°F 2006-23°F 199923%27%
Feb 1228°F12°F47°F 1942-28°F 194523%27%
Feb 1328°F13°F47°F 1931-29°F 194523%27%
Feb 1428°F13°F54°F 1920-20°F 193023%27%
Feb 1528°F13°F55°F 1920-22°F 191623%27%
Feb 1629°F13°F51°F 1920-13°F 194823%27%
Feb 1729°F13°F47°F 2015-16°F 194923%27%
Feb 1829°F13°F46°F 1920-17°F 194922%26%
Feb 1929°F13°F48°F 2024-14°F 194922%26%
Feb 2029°F13°F49°F 2024-18°F 194922%26%
Feb 2130°F13°F47°F 1943-17°F 192122%26%
Feb 2230°F13°F50°F 1943-17°F 193222%25%
Feb 2330°F13°F52°F 1945-18°F 193221%25%
Feb 2430°F14°F57°F 1943-16°F 200721%25%
Feb 2530°F14°F51°F 1943-15°F 200721%24%
Feb 2630°F14°F48°F 2001-13°F 191821%24%
Feb 2731°F14°F50°F 2014-16°F 202621%24%
Feb 2831°F14°F48°F 1920-22°F 191821%24%
Feb 2931°F14°F47°F 1920-15°F 193220%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Anchorage, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

February 1
sunrise 9:19 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
February 28
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026409 (Anchorage Merrill Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026409, 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.