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Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Anchorage in August
okbusy · worth considering
The year in Anchorage
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- JanJAnchorage in January: avoid
- FebFAnchorage in February: avoid
- MarMAnchorage in March: avoid
- AprAAnchorage in April: ok
- MayMAnchorage in May: good
- JunJAnchorage in June: sweet spot
- JulJAnchorage in July: good, busy
- AugAAnchorage in August: ok, busy
- SepSAnchorage in September: ok
- OctOAnchorage in October: avoid
- NovNAnchorage in November: avoid
- DecDAnchorage in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 18°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 11°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 17°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 12 · 118 mm |
| Humidity | 77% |
| Sunshine | 8.5 h/day |
| Daylight | 15.7 h/day |
| Crowds | 45 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.
How busy it gets
What August is known for
- Peak season — This is the warmest period with the longest days, attracting the highest number of tourists.
Written by a language model from the climate figures; the numbers above are measured and win where the two disagree.
Anchorage in pictures
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Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to pack
- Warm layers for the evenings, which drop to about 11°C.
- A packable rain jacket for the 12 or so rainy days.
- Sun protection: about 9 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 77%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
On arrival in Anchorage: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
August elsewhere
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