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Anchorage, AK vs Raleigh, NC weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Raleigh endures about 46 more days above 90 °F each year.

Anchorage picks up around 73 more inches of snow each winter. Raleigh enjoys about 117 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 Raleigh, NC
AnchorageMetricRaleigh
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
16 inPrecipitationper year46 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year124 days
78 inSnowfallper year4 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F46 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F58 days
82%Humidityaverage relative70%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °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.

AnchorageRaleigh

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 °FRaleigh, Jan: 52 °FRaleigh, Feb: 56 °FRaleigh, Mar: 63 °FRaleigh, Apr: 73 °FRaleigh, May: 80 °FRaleigh, Jun: 87 °FRaleigh, Jul: 91 °FRaleigh, Aug: 89 °FRaleigh, Sep: 83 °FRaleigh, Oct: 73 °FRaleigh, Nov: 63 °FRaleigh, Dec: 55 °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 °FRaleigh, Jan: 32 °FRaleigh, Feb: 34 °FRaleigh, Mar: 40 °FRaleigh, Apr: 49 °FRaleigh, May: 58 °FRaleigh, Jun: 66 °FRaleigh, Jul: 70 °FRaleigh, Aug: 69 °FRaleigh, Sep: 63 °FRaleigh, Oct: 51 °FRaleigh, Nov: 41 °FRaleigh, Dec: 35 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchorageRaleigh
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 inRaleigh, Jan: 3.7 inRaleigh, Feb: 3.2 inRaleigh, Mar: 4.1 inRaleigh, Apr: 3.6 inRaleigh, May: 3.5 inRaleigh, Jun: 4.1 inRaleigh, Jul: 4.5 inRaleigh, Aug: 4.4 inRaleigh, Sep: 4.7 inRaleigh, Oct: 3.1 inRaleigh, Nov: 3.3 inRaleigh, Dec: 3.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchorageRaleigh
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 daysRaleigh, Jan: 17 daysRaleigh, Feb: 15 daysRaleigh, Mar: 17 daysRaleigh, Apr: 18 daysRaleigh, May: 17 daysRaleigh, Jun: 17 daysRaleigh, Jul: 17 daysRaleigh, Aug: 18 daysRaleigh, Sep: 17 daysRaleigh, Oct: 20 daysRaleigh, Nov: 19 daysRaleigh, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Raleigh171517181717171817201917

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).