Anchorage, AK: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 38.7°F in Anchorage, AK, the coldest 1 January to 9 October since 1999, tied 13th coldest of 73 (with 1974).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 38.7°F; Coldest since 1999; 13th coldest of 73
Precipitation: 16.59 in; Wettest since 2024; 8th wettest of 73

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Anchorage, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.5°F, between 39.3°F and 43.7°F in eight years of ten and 12.62 in of precipitation, between 10.03 in and 15.75 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Anchorage, AK since 1954: 38.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 35.2°F, in 1972.

Normal range, 39.3 to 43.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Anchorage, AK from 1954 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	38.7	60	45.3	64	32.1	56	16.59	8	0
2025	43.8	5	49.9	14	37.8	4	14.71	18	0
2024	41.2	27	47.5	36	34.8	22	17.33	7	0
2023	40.9	28	47	48	34.8	22	17.93	5	0
2022	44.2	4	50.7	5	37.8	4	22.62	1	0
2021	40.1	45	47.2	46	33	42	12.54	38	0
2020	40.3	42	47.5	36	33	42	12.77	34	0
2019	45.5	2	52.8	2	38.2	2	10.03	59	0
2018	43.2	12	50.1	12	36.4	11	12.11	41	0
2017	40.8	32	47.5	36	34.1	29	15.72	14	0
2016	46.5	1	53.4	1	39.7	1	14.30	22	0
2015	43.8	5	50.8	4	36.7	7	15.71	15	0
2014	43.6	8	50.7	5	36.5	9	16.05	10	0
2013	42.2	18	48.9	19	35.5	16	18.69	3	0
2012	39.2	55	45.9	61	32.4	52	18.16	4	0
2011	40.7	35	47.5	36	33.9	33	10.42	57	0
2010	41.7	20	48	28	35.3	17	11.68	46	0
2009	39.7	50	46.9	50	32.5	51	10.01	60	0
2008	39	56	45.2	66	32.7	46	13.49	29	0
2007	39.6	52	46.5	55	32.7	46	10.55	56	0
2006	40	46	46.6	53	33.5	37	14.65	19	0
2005	43.5	9	50.2	10	36.7	7	11.89	45	0
2004	41.5	23	48.9	19	34.2	28	14.00	24	0
2003	43.7	7	50.6	7	36.9	6	10.85	53	0
2002	40.9	28	47.9	29	33.8	34	13.92	25	0
2001	43	14	49.6	17	36.3	12	11.05	51	0
2000	40.8	32	47.6	35	34	32	12.57	36	0
1999	38.4	63	45.2	66	31.6	60	14.36	21	0
1998	41.5	23	48.3	25	34.7	25	9.30	67	0
1997	42.5	16	49.8	15	35.1	19	14.88	17	0
1996	40	46	47.9	29	32.1	56	10.32	58	0
1995	41.4	25	48.5	23	34.3	27	12.66	35	0
1994	41.7	20	48.6	22	34.7	25	8.28	72	0
1993	42.5	16	50	13	35.1	19	12.96	33	0
1992	39.3	54	46.4	58	32.1	56	11.38	49	0
1991	40.5	40	47.8	31	33.3	39	12.09	42	0
1990	40.2	43	47.8	31	32.6	49	15.54	16	0
1989	39.7	50	47.1	47	32.3	53	22.05	2	0
1988	41.8	19	48.3	25	35.3	17	11.12	50	0
1987	41.7	20	48.7	21	34.8	22	9.16	69	0
1986	40.7	35	47.7	34	33.7	36	13.34	31	0
1985	39.9	49	47	48	32.9	44	13.86	26	0
1984	43.2	12	50.3	9	36.1	14	13.10	32	0
1983	40.9	28	47.8	31	34.1	29	9.64	63	0
1982	37.6	68	44.5	69	30.6	64	14.25	23	0
1981	43.4	10	50.2	10	36.5	9	16.08	9	0
1980	40.6	38	47.3	43	33.8	34	17.38	6	0
1979	42.7	15	49.7	16	35.7	15	15.73	13	0
1978	43.4	10	50.6	7	36.2	13	10.57	55	0
1977	44.9	3	51.6	3	38.1	3	12.40	39	0
1976	39	56	45.6	63	32.3	53	9.54	64	0
1975	38.5	62	45.3	64	31.7	59	11.40	48	0
1974	38.7	60	46.6	53	30.9	63	8.77	71	0
1973	36.7	70	43.4	71	29.9	68	9.25	68	0
1972	35.2	73	42.2	73	28.2	72	10.78	54	0
1971	35.7	72	42.4	72	29	70	11.97	43	1
1970	41.3	26	47.5	36	35.1	19	9.37	66	0
1969	40.2	43	47.3	43	33.1	41	6.07	73	0
1968	40.8	32	47.5	36	34.1	29	9.40	65	0
1967	39	56	46.5	55	31.5	61	14.54	20	0
1966	37.5	69	44.8	68	30.2	66	9.76	61	0
1965	40.5	40	47.5	36	33.5	37	12.40	39	0
1964	38.3	64	45.9	61	30.6	64	11.02	52	0
1963	40.7	35	48.1	27	33.3	39	15.92	12	0
1962	38.9	59	46.5	55	31.4	62	11.47	47	0
1961	39.5	53	46.7	52	32.3	53	16.04	11	0
1960	40	46	47.3	43	32.6	49	12.56	37	0
1959	38.1	65	46.3	59	29.9	68	13.36	30	0
1958	40.6	38	48.4	24	32.8	45	13.63	28	0
1957	40.9	28	49	18	32.7	46	9.69	62	0
1956	36.1	71	44.3	70	27.9	73	11.91	44	0
1955	38.1	65	46.1	60	30	67	13.72	27	0
1954	37.9	67	46.9	50	28.9	71	9.01	70	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	46.5
2019	45.5
1977	44.9
2022	44.2
2025	43.8
2015	43.8
2003	43.7
2014	43.6
2005	43.5
1981	43.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1972	35.2
1971	35.7
1956	36.1
1973	36.7
1966	37.5
1982	37.6
1954	37.9
1959	38.1
1955	38.1
1964	38.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	22.62
1989	22.05
2013	18.69
2012	18.16
2023	17.93
1980	17.38
2024	17.33
2026	16.59
1981	16.08
2014	16.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1969	6.07
1994	8.28
1974	8.77
1954	9.01
1987	9.16
1973	9.25
1998	9.30
1970	9.37
1968	9.40
1976	9.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 77°F; 3 June 2026
Coldest night: -17°F; 8 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.16 in; 15 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	13.6°F 27th coldest of 73	2.96 in Wettest of 73
February	18.6°F 29th coldest of 73	0.71 in 32nd driest of 73
March	13.4°F Coldest of 73	0.34 in 21st driest of 73
April	35.7°F 26th coldest of 73	1.42 in 6th wettest of 73
May	45.4°F 14th coldest of 73	1.61 in 4th wettest of 73
June	56.3°F 21st warmest of 73	0.45 in 15th driest of 73
July	56.3°F 5th coldest of 73	4.49 in Wettest of 73
August	57.5°F 27th warmest of 73	1.32 in 13th driest of 73
September	50°F 22nd warmest of 73	2.79 in 36th wettest of 73
October so far	40.8°F 31st coldest of 73	0.50 in 35th driest of 73

Hot days and freezes

Anchorage, AK has had 114 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 43rd most of 73 (with 2011, 1987 and 1980).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Anchorage, AK came on Thursday 1 October 2026, the earliest since 2023, tied 56th earliest of 73 (with 2017, 1990 and 1967).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Anchorage, AK came on Sunday 24 May 2026, the latest on record, in 73 years since 1954; provisional.

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
24 May	Coldest night	32°F	34°F 1957	Provisional
3 February	Warmest day	44°F	43°F 2003	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 16.59 in of precipitation in Anchorage, AK, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, 8th wettest of 73.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Anchorage, AK: 77°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Anchorage, AK: a low of -17°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Anchorage, AK: 1.16 in on Tuesday 15 September 2026.