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Monthly climate in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Anchor Point features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1259 mm (49.5 inches) and receives 168 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Anchor Point enjoys an average of 2333 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 3 minutes to 18 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States §

The warmest months in Anchor Point are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 13 °C (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -1 °C (26 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Anchor Point experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 116 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average high -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(8°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)
Minimum -16°C
(4°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States §

Anchor Point usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 161 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Anchor Point are March, April and June. On average, 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88 (3.5) 75 (3.0) 63 (2.5) 60 (2.4) 99 (3.9) 68 (2.7) 84 (3.3) 100 (4.0) 137 (5.4) 170 (6.7) 139 (5.5) 174 (6.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 13 9 12 17 13 12 12 16 17 15 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States §

The sunniest months in Anchor Point are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Anchor Point: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 59 111 217 241 269 326 315 299 211 145 94 40
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 53m 9h 13m 11h 54m 14h 38m 17h 10m 18h 37m 17h 47m 15h 25m 12h 44m 10h 2m 7h 30m 6h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Anchor Point, Alaska, United States §

Anchor Point experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Anchor Point UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Anchor Point, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 4 2 1 1