Anchorage Water Temperature

Anchorage is a city close to Cook Inlet. August is the month with the highest water temperature at 56.5°F / 13.6°C.
The coldest month is March with an average water temperature of 32°F / 0°C.
March is the driest at 0in / 0mm and August the wettest month with 4.5in / 115.2mm.
With an average air temperature of 57.7°F / 14.3°C, July is the warmest month in a year. January is the coldest with 16.5°F / -8.6°C average air temperature.
The Climate is described as mediterranean-influenced subarctic climate. Best time to Visit would be in June, July, August, September.

Anchorage Summary

Description	Value
Current water temperature	/
Warmest Month Water Temperature:	August with 56.5°F / 13.6°C
Coldest Month Water Temperature:	March with 32°F / 0°C
Warmest Month Air Temperature:	July with 57.7°F / 14.3°C
Coldest Month Air Temperature:	January with 16.5°F / -8.6°C
Wettest Month:	August with 4.5in / 115.2mm
Driest Month:	March with 0in / 0mm
Highest Humidity	October with 81.9%
Lowest Humidity	June with 74.4%
Best Time to Visit:	June, July, August, September
Climate Classification	mediterranean-influenced subarctic climate

Anchorage water temperature by month

°F

Cook Inlet water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°F)	ø. Water Temperature (°F)	Min. Water Temperature (°F)
January	34.2	33.8	33.4
February	34	33.1	32.2
March	32.4	32.2	31.8
April	34.9	33.1	32
May	43.2	38.5	34.9
June	51.6	47.3	43.2
July	56.5	54.5	52
August	57.4	56.3	55.4
September	55.9	53.8	50.2
October	49.8	46	42.4
November	42.1	39.2	36.9
December	36.9	35.1	34

°C

Cook Inlet water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°C)	ø. Water Temperature (°C)	Min. Water Temperature (°C)
January	1.2	1	0.8
February	1.1	0.6	0.1
March	0.2	0.1	-0.1
April	1.6	0.6	0
May	6.2	3.6	1.6
June	10.9	8.5	6.2
July	13.6	12.5	11.1
August	14.1	13.5	13
September	13.3	12.1	10.1
October	9.9	7.8	5.8
November	5.6	4	2.7
December	2.7	1.7	1.1

The highest water temperature will be reached in August with around 56.5°F / 13.6°C. The lowest in March with an average water temperature of 32°F / 0°C.

Anchorage weather today & 14-day weather forecast

7-day weather forecast
+9-day forecast

7-day weather forecast

Date	Weather	Max. F Min. F	Max. C Min. C	Windspeed Windir.	Precip. Rainrisk	Rel. Humidity
Dec. 09	Light snow	14 °F 3°F	-10 °C -16°C	1mph (2km/h) south-southwest	0in (5mm) 95 %	82%
Dec. 10	Flurries	32 °F 2°F	0 °C -16°C	2mph (3km/h) east-northeast	0in (1mm) 40 %	75%
Dec. 11	Mix snow/rain	32 °F 21°F	0 °C -6°C	2mph (3km/h) south-southwest	0in (9mm) 90 %	85%
Dec. 12	Flurries	24 °F 16°F	-5 °C -9°C	1mph (2km/h) south-southwest	0in (5mm) 80 %	80%
Dec. 13	Flurries	16 °F 8°F	-9 °C -13°C	1mph (2km/h) south	0in (1mm) 45 %	78%
Dec. 14	Broken clouds	13 °F -1°F	-11 °C -19°C	1mph (1km/h) east-southeast	0in (0mm) 0 %	79%
Dec. 15	Flurries	14 °F 4°F	-10 °C -16°C	1mph (1km/h) east	0in (2mm) 60 %	81%

+9-day forecast

Date	Weather	Max. F Min. F	Max. C Min. C	Windspeed Windir.	Precip. Rainrisk	Rel. Humidity
Dec. 16	Flurries	15 °F 8°F	-10 °C -13°C	1mph (1km/h) east-southeast	0in (2mm) 65 %	79%
Dec. 17	Flurries	11 °F 5°F	-12 °C -15°C	0mph (1km/h) east-northeast	0in (4mm) 80 %	86%
Dec. 18	Overcast clouds	12 °F 4°F	-11 °C -16°C	0mph (1km/h) northeast	0in (0mm) 0 %	84%
Dec. 19	Overcast clouds	29 °F 3°F	-1 °C -16°C	0mph (1km/h) northeast	0in (0mm) 0 %	87%
Dec. 20	Flurries	29 °F 29°F	-1 °C -2°C	2mph (3km/h) east-northeast	0in (0mm) 20 %	90%
Dec. 21	Snow	30 °F 26°F	-1 °C -3°C	2mph (4km/h) south	0in (5mm) 95 %	88%
Dec. 22	Scattered clouds	21 °F 18°F	-6 °C -8°C	1mph (2km/h) southeast	0in (0mm) 0 %	82%
Dec. 23	Flurries	22 °F 14°F	-6 °C -10°C	1mph (1km/h) east-northeast	0in (0mm) 30 %	85%
Dec. 24	Light snow	26 °F 16°F	-3 °C -9°C	1mph (2km/h) north-northeast	0in (0mm) 40 %	89%

Anchorage weather by month / climate table

°F

	Max. Temperature °F	ø. Temperature °F	Min. Temperature (°F)	Precip. (in)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	24.8	16.5	9.3	2.4	2	81.8%
February	28.6	20.1	9.7	1.6	4	80.8%
March	34.2	23.7	15.4	0	0	76.6%
April	44.8	32.9	22.1	0.3	2	76.2%
May	56.5	43	31.6	0.3	0	74.4%
June	63	53.4	42.3	1.4	3	74.4%
July	64.8	57.7	51.1	3.2	9	78.1%
August	64.2	56.3	48	4.5	11	80.3%
September	57.9	48.4	38.5	3.2	16	80.4%
October	46.8	36.3	25.9	2.3	0	81.9%
November	32.7	23.5	15.1	1.4	4	78.9%
December	27.1	18.5	9.7	3.4	10	81.7%

°C

	Max. Temperature °C	ø. Temperature °C	Min. Temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	-4	-8.6	-12.6	61.6	2	81.8%
February	-1.9	-6.6	-12.4	40.2	4	80.8%
March	1.2	-4.6	-9.2	0	0	76.6%
April	7.1	0.5	-5.5	7	2	76.2%
May	13.6	6.1	-0.2	8.7	0	74.4%
June	17.2	11.9	5.7	35.3	3	74.4%
July	18.2	14.3	10.6	80.5	9	78.1%
August	17.9	13.5	8.9	115.2	11	80.3%
September	14.4	9.1	3.6	80.3	16	80.4%
October	8.2	2.4	-3.4	58.6	0	81.9%
November	0.4	-4.7	-9.4	36.4	4	78.9%
December	-2.7	-7.5	-12.4	86.9	10	81.7%

March is the month with the lowest rain of 0in / 0mm and August with the highest precipitation in a year with 4.5in / 115.2mm. The avg. temperature is around 57.7°F / 14.3°C, July is the month with the highest temperature. January is the coolest with 16.5°F / -8.6°C average temperature.

Activities & POI in Anchorage

Type of Activity	List
Attraction	Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive, Potter Historic Site, Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Captain Cook Monument
Caravan Site	Hidden Lake Campground, Ship Creek RV Park, Midtown RV/Camper Park

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