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The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight. Compare Anchorage to another city:. The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds. Probability of Precipitation in August in Anchorage Summer. The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed both rain and snow fell in the same day.
The average rainfall solid line accumulated over the course of a sliding day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall. The number of hours during which the Sun is visible black line. From bottom most yellow to top most gray , the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight civil, nautical, and astronomical , and full night. The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights civil, nautical, and astronomical , and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.
Families typically visit mid June through mid August. View the best Alaska cruises for families. See our monthly Alaska weather tips and travel advice below to find your best time to take an Alaskan cruise. Keep this in mind if you are planning an Alaska small ship cruise and an Alaska land tour combination. Summer in interior Alaska is short and occurs from mid-June through late-August.
Winter in Alaska sees far fewer travelers with December through March being the best months to view the northern lights or aurora borealis. The spring and fall months in Alaska offer unique opportunities and lower prices. In our opinion the best time to travel to Alaska is in June, July and August. The best month to visit Alaska is July, when travelers will experience the best combination of weather and wildlife.
See our breakdown of Alaska weather by month to learn more about the temperatures, sunlight and wildlife, to find the best time to visit Alaska for you. Mosquitoes, sometimes jokingly referred to as the Alaskan state bird, are a fact of life during the summer travel season.
Mosquitoes and other bugs are most prevalent in the boggy interior and Arctic tundra regions during mid-summer. Populations spike in late June and dissipate in early August. You will not encounter bugs on small ship cruises, except when venturing ashore on calm days and even then, they are seldom troublesome. Your packing list should recommend remedies to repel bugs and long-sleeve clothing to keep them at bay when they are encountered.
Being equipped for weather and conditions will make your Alaskan experience more enjoyable. Weather in various Alaska destinations is unpredictable and travelers should prepare themselves for a range of conditions, no matter what month you travel.
We have developed comprehensive Alaska planning guides for our booked clients, with expertise culled from years of our own living, working, guiding and traveling in Alaska.
Layers are essential for a comfortable Alaska vacation, using fast-drying wicking materials. A raincoat and rain pants are also must-haves, as is a warm hat and gloves. Many boats and some lodges will provide rubber boots. With a well-packed bag, you can appreciate the opportunities created by varying weather, which in turn creates the cornucopia of landscapes and wildlife that brings travelers to the Last Frontier.
Many travelers incessantly check the daily weather in Alaska as their trip approaches. We advise you to resist this temptation, it will only drive you crazy. Local forecasts in Alaska are astoundingly inaccurate and weather changes by the hour. Checking daily forecasts does little to help you prepare. Stick to the broad guidelines above and as previously stated, follow the advice of your packing lists. Checking the weather before your Alaska trip will only serve to frustrate your preparations and offers little insight into what conditions will be like when you arrive.
While this Alaska by Month guide is a valuable resource for planning when to go, wildlife and weather can never be fully predicted, especially in a land as powerful as Alaska. Life in Alaska is greatly affected by latitude variances, as slight latitude shifts can result in big seasonal and light changes. The nature of small ship cruising is to be flexible and nimble, and this ethos should be applied to any trip in Alaska, by land or sea.
After all, the surprise in what you experience while in Alaska is a big part of the fun. Use the Alaska climate and weather tables below to determine the average temperature, rainfall and daylight. Learn more about the best time to visit Denali. Considering everything stated above, we advise travelers that June 15 through August 15 is the best time to go to Alaska. If you plan your trip during the peak season, then plan ahead and book early as these are the dates that sell out first.
Our experts have more information on when to visit Alaska, planning your Alaska trip or the best time of year to visit Alaska.
When you are ready to book the trip of a lifetime, just give us a call, our experts are ready to help. Have a question or looking for advice about the best time to visit Alaska? Ready to plan and book your Alaska with our experts? Contact us. My name is Sonya, and I really want to be brave and travel to Anchorage and other parts of Alaska in mid February, Are there many things to see and do at that time or would you recommend another time?
I was really hoping to see the Northern lights if possible. Please help guide my decision. Thanks in advance for the advice. Hi Sonya and thanks for your question.
While the northern lights sometimes called aurora borealis occur year round in Alaska the best time to view them are dark nights November through March. February is cold and clear, making it an excellent time for northern lights viewing.
March is also nice with dark nights but a bit more daylight. Stay up late as the best viewing is from 10am-3am. Remember the lights need to be out and you need clear skies. The aurora can be elusive so think of it as an adventure. But the payoff is one of the most incredible spectacles of nature. Finally you can check the aurora forecast from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. There are a host of winter activities available such as the Alaska Railroad, hot springs, dog sledding, snowmobiling, skiing and snowshoeing.
We offer custom crafted winter tours in Alaska so contact us if you are interested in speaking with an Adventure Specialist. We want to travel summer , fly into Anchorage and travel north and south from there. Does it rain constantly, or do you have brief showers like Hawaii? Hey Karen! Throughout the summer, weather is variable and can change rapidly.
Alaska is a rainy destination, so you are likely to encounter rain at some point during your trip no matter what summer month you choose. In Anchorage and Denali rain showers and the chance of storms, with more than just showers, increase as the summer progresses. See the above Alaska climate tables for rainfall by month.
Our clients are prepared with an extensive packing lists and travel preparation. Feel free to contact our Alaska travel experts for further assistance. They have lived, worked and explored the region in depth as former guides, operations managers and naturalists, and can help you craft the perfect Alaska package.
Hello, and thank you for this wonderful information. My husband and I would like to fly in from Arizona. We are not big into city life, noise pollution, bright lights and lots of people.
We love nature and I am a photographer. We love the fall and moderate hikes. Where would you suggest we fly into, as well the areas of beautiful Alaska, that you would suggest, based on our interest. Our full-service trips showcase the best of Alaska, with plenty of nature, hiking and photography opportunities as evidenced by our small ship Alaska cruise reviews and Alaska tour reviews.
To help narrow your options, consider our Alaska Cruise Guides and our picks for 5 iconic Alaska wildlife cruises and how to visit Denali National Park.
An Adventure Specialist will be in touch soon to discuss fall options and better hone in on your ideal trip. Hello, I wanted to catch beautiful fall foliage in AK as well. Will that be too late for fall foliage? We also would like to check out some national parks as well and definitely wildlife sightseeing and finishing. We also will visit some old friends who live in Dutch Harbor. We will be staying in Airbnb, rent a car to drive around. Most visitors fly to the Arctic from Fairbanks.
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