Elmendorf Air Force Base climate

Elmendorf Air Force Base Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Richardson Wtp, 3.5 km from Elmendorf Air Force Base

Average highs run from 66°F on August 1 to 61°F on August 31, and lows from 50°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 14 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Elmendorf Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Record high
84°FAug 18, 2004
Record low
31°FAug 29, 2015
Chance of a freeze
2%
Daylight
17 h 06 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.3 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 166°F50°F80°F 200244°F 199143%0%
Aug 266°F50°F78°F 200239°F 200343%0%
Aug 366°F50°F79°F 202142°F 199144%0%
Aug 466°F50°F77°F 199942°F 199144%0%
Aug 566°F50°F77°F 201541°F 199044%0%
Aug 666°F49°F76°F 200443°F 199544%0%
Aug 766°F49°F77°F 202440°F 199644%0%
Aug 866°F49°F78°F 200441°F 199844%0%
Aug 966°F49°F78°F 200342°F 200844%0%
Aug 1066°F49°F81°F 200341°F 200845%0%
Aug 1165°F49°F80°F 200442°F 202245%0%
Aug 1265°F49°F78°F 199043°F 200845%0%
Aug 1365°F48°F81°F 200541°F 202445%0%
Aug 1465°F48°F78°F 200743°F 199845%0%
Aug 1565°F48°F77°F 199035°F 200046%0%
Aug 1665°F48°F76°F 202037°F 200046%0%
Aug 1765°F48°F83°F 200441°F 199846%0%
Aug 1864°F48°F84°F 200440°F 199846%0%
Aug 1964°F47°F73°F 200440°F 199846%0%
Aug 2064°F47°F71°F 200439°F 202446%0%
Aug 2164°F47°F71°F 199541°F 201946%0%
Aug 2263°F47°F75°F 200439°F 199446%0%
Aug 2363°F46°F74°F 200437°F 200046%0%
Aug 2463°F46°F76°F 200437°F 200046%0%
Aug 2563°F46°F74°F 200439°F 200047%0%
Aug 2662°F46°F72°F 201035°F 200047%0%
Aug 2762°F46°F76°F 199035°F 200047%0%
Aug 2862°F45°F77°F 199032°F 199847%0%
Aug 2962°F45°F72°F 201631°F 201547%0%
Aug 3061°F45°F74°F 201635°F 201547%0%
Aug 3161°F45°F71°F 201634°F 201547%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elmendorf Air Force Base, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 10:37 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 9:07 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00503163 (Ft Richardson Wtp), 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.