Elmendorf Air Force Base climate

Elmendorf Air Force Base Weather in September

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

Average highs run from 61°F on September 1 to 50°F on September 30, and lows from 44°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.70 in over about 14 wet days.

September 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.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.70 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
70°FSep 6, 1996
Record low
16°FSep 22, 1992
Chance of a freeze
68%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 11 h 29 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
4.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 161°F44°F68°F 200731°F 201547%0%
Sep 260°F44°F69°F 201632°F 201547%0%
Sep 360°F44°F69°F 201633°F 200547%0%
Sep 460°F43°F68°F 200732°F 200447%0%
Sep 559°F43°F67°F 199633°F 200447%0%
Sep 659°F43°F70°F 199634°F 199247%0%
Sep 759°F43°F68°F 199336°F 199247%0%
Sep 858°F42°F67°F 200933°F 201247%0%
Sep 958°F42°F67°F 201831°F 200047%0%
Sep 1057°F42°F63°F 200530°F 199247%0%
Sep 1157°F42°F66°F 200524°F 199247%0%
Sep 1257°F41°F67°F 201825°F 199247%0%
Sep 1356°F41°F68°F 201835°F 200447%0%
Sep 1456°F41°F68°F 201828°F 200347%0%
Sep 1556°F40°F68°F 201827°F 199247%0%
Sep 1655°F40°F64°F 199523°F 199247%0%
Sep 1755°F40°F65°F 199123°F 199247%0%
Sep 1855°F39°F65°F 200925°F 200447%0%
Sep 1954°F39°F65°F 199926°F 200347%0%
Sep 2054°F39°F66°F 201025°F 199247%1%
Sep 2154°F38°F66°F 201222°F 199246%1%
Sep 2253°F38°F70°F 200016°F 199246%1%
Sep 2353°F38°F65°F 201217°F 199246%1%
Sep 2452°F37°F60°F 199516°F 199246%1%
Sep 2552°F37°F63°F 201819°F 199245%1%
Sep 2652°F37°F60°F 199518°F 199245%1%
Sep 2751°F36°F58°F 199523°F 199245%1%
Sep 2851°F36°F60°F 199525°F 199244%1%
Sep 2950°F36°F62°F 200323°F 200044%2%
Sep 3050°F35°F64°F 200322°F 199244%2%

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).

September 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
September 30
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of September: 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.