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Anchorage, AK vs Knoxville, TN weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Knoxville endures about 36 more days above 90 °F each year.

Anchorage picks up around 73 more inches of snow each winter. Knoxville enjoys about 103 more sunny days a year than Anchorage.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Anchorage, AK and Knoxville, TN
AnchorageMetricKnoxville
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies195 days
16 inPrecipitationper year48 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year134 days
78 inSnowfallper year5 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F83 days
82%Humidityaverage relative73%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

AnchorageKnoxville

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 23 °FAnchorage, Feb: 27 °FAnchorage, Mar: 33 °FAnchorage, Apr: 45 °FAnchorage, May: 56 °FAnchorage, Jun: 63 °FAnchorage, Jul: 66 °FAnchorage, Aug: 64 °FAnchorage, Sep: 56 °FAnchorage, Oct: 42 °FAnchorage, Nov: 29 °FAnchorage, Dec: 25 °FKnoxville, Jan: 48 °FKnoxville, Feb: 53 °FKnoxville, Mar: 61 °FKnoxville, Apr: 71 °FKnoxville, May: 78 °FKnoxville, Jun: 85 °FKnoxville, Jul: 88 °FKnoxville, Aug: 88 °FKnoxville, Sep: 83 °FKnoxville, Oct: 72 °FKnoxville, Nov: 60 °FKnoxville, Dec: 51 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 11 °FAnchorage, Feb: 15 °FAnchorage, Mar: 19 °FAnchorage, Apr: 30 °FAnchorage, May: 40 °FAnchorage, Jun: 48 °FAnchorage, Jul: 53 °FAnchorage, Aug: 51 °FAnchorage, Sep: 43 °FAnchorage, Oct: 31 °FAnchorage, Nov: 18 °FAnchorage, Dec: 14 °FKnoxville, Jan: 27 °FKnoxville, Feb: 30 °FKnoxville, Mar: 37 °FKnoxville, Apr: 45 °FKnoxville, May: 55 °FKnoxville, Jun: 63 °FKnoxville, Jul: 67 °FKnoxville, Aug: 65 °FKnoxville, Sep: 59 °FKnoxville, Oct: 46 °FKnoxville, Nov: 35 °FKnoxville, Dec: 30 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Knoxville high485361717885888883726051
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Knoxville low273037455563676559463530

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

AnchorageKnoxville
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 1.4 inAnchorage, Feb: 1.4 inAnchorage, Mar: 1.1 inAnchorage, Apr: 1.0 inAnchorage, May: 0.9 inAnchorage, Jun: 0.8 inAnchorage, Jul: 1.1 inAnchorage, Aug: 1.6 inAnchorage, Sep: 2.0 inAnchorage, Oct: 1.7 inAnchorage, Nov: 1.6 inAnchorage, Dec: 1.9 inKnoxville, Jan: 4.4 inKnoxville, Feb: 4.3 inKnoxville, Mar: 4.9 inKnoxville, Apr: 4.3 inKnoxville, May: 3.7 inKnoxville, Jun: 3.7 inKnoxville, Jul: 4.7 inKnoxville, Aug: 3.4 inKnoxville, Sep: 3.5 inKnoxville, Oct: 2.9 inKnoxville, Nov: 3.8 inKnoxville, Dec: 4.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Knoxville4.44.34.94.33.73.74.73.43.52.93.84.6

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

AnchorageKnoxville
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 10 daysAnchorage, Feb: 8 daysAnchorage, Mar: 12 daysAnchorage, Apr: 10 daysAnchorage, May: 10 daysAnchorage, Jun: 7 daysAnchorage, Jul: 5 daysAnchorage, Aug: 6 daysAnchorage, Sep: 6 daysAnchorage, Oct: 6 daysAnchorage, Nov: 7 daysAnchorage, Dec: 6 daysKnoxville, Jan: 14 daysKnoxville, Feb: 11 daysKnoxville, Mar: 15 daysKnoxville, Apr: 16 daysKnoxville, May: 16 daysKnoxville, Jun: 17 daysKnoxville, Jul: 18 daysKnoxville, Aug: 19 daysKnoxville, Sep: 19 daysKnoxville, Oct: 20 daysKnoxville, Nov: 17 daysKnoxville, Dec: 13 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Knoxville141115161617181919201713

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).