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Anchorage, AK vs Palmer, AK weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Palmer picks up around 41 more inches of snow each winter.

Palmer enjoys about 19 more sunny days a year than Anchorage. Palmer sees rain or snow on roughly 19 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Anchorage, AK and Palmer, AK
AnchorageMetricPalmer
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies111 days
16 inPrecipitationper year14 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year96 days
78 inSnowfallper year119 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F181 days
82%Humidityaverage relative76%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round39 °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.

AnchoragePalmer

Daily highs

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 °FPalmer, Jan: 23 °FPalmer, Feb: 29 °FPalmer, Mar: 36 °FPalmer, Apr: 50 °FPalmer, May: 61 °FPalmer, Jun: 67 °FPalmer, Jul: 69 °FPalmer, Aug: 66 °FPalmer, Sep: 57 °FPalmer, Oct: 44 °FPalmer, Nov: 29 °FPalmer, Dec: 26 °F

Daily lows

2040JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 °FPalmer, Jan: 10 °FPalmer, Feb: 15 °FPalmer, Mar: 19 °FPalmer, Apr: 32 °FPalmer, May: 41 °FPalmer, Jun: 49 °FPalmer, Jul: 52 °FPalmer, Aug: 50 °FPalmer, Sep: 42 °FPalmer, Oct: 30 °FPalmer, Nov: 17 °FPalmer, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Palmer high232936506167696657442926
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Palmer low101519324149525042301713

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchoragePalmer
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 inPalmer, Jan: 1.1 inPalmer, Feb: 1.1 inPalmer, Mar: 0.8 inPalmer, Apr: 0.6 inPalmer, May: 0.6 inPalmer, Jun: 0.8 inPalmer, Jul: 1.2 inPalmer, Aug: 1.7 inPalmer, Sep: 2.0 inPalmer, Oct: 1.5 inPalmer, Nov: 1.3 inPalmer, Dec: 1.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Palmer1.11.10.80.60.60.81.21.72.01.51.31.5

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchoragePalmer
0510JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 daysPalmer, Jan: 11 daysPalmer, Feb: 9 daysPalmer, Mar: 13 daysPalmer, Apr: 12 daysPalmer, May: 12 daysPalmer, Jun: 9 daysPalmer, Jul: 7 daysPalmer, Aug: 8 daysPalmer, Sep: 7 daysPalmer, Oct: 8 daysPalmer, Nov: 7 daysPalmer, Dec: 7 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Palmer1191312129787877

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).