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Anchorage, AK vs Reno, NV weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Reno endures about 57 more days above 90 °F each year.

Reno enjoys about 167 more sunny days a year than Anchorage. Reno sees rain or snow on roughly 65 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 Reno, NV
AnchorageMetricReno
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies258 days
16 inPrecipitationper year7 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year51 days
78 inSnowfallper year40 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F57 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F114 days
82%Humidityaverage relative54%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round54 °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.

AnchorageReno

Daily highs

255075JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 °FReno, Jan: 46 °FReno, Feb: 50 °FReno, Mar: 57 °FReno, Apr: 62 °FReno, May: 72 °FReno, Jun: 82 °FReno, Jul: 92 °FReno, Aug: 90 °FReno, Sep: 82 °FReno, Oct: 68 °FReno, Nov: 54 °FReno, Dec: 45 °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 °FReno, Jan: 26 °FReno, Feb: 29 °FReno, Mar: 33 °FReno, Apr: 37 °FReno, May: 45 °FReno, Jun: 53 °FReno, Jul: 60 °FReno, Aug: 59 °FReno, Sep: 51 °FReno, Oct: 41 °FReno, Nov: 32 °FReno, Dec: 26 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Reno high465057627282929082685445
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Reno low262933374553605951413226

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchorageReno
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 inReno, Jan: 1.2 inReno, Feb: 1.1 inReno, Mar: 1.0 inReno, Apr: 0.6 inReno, May: 0.6 inReno, Jun: 0.3 inReno, Jul: 0.2 inReno, Aug: 0.1 inReno, Sep: 0.2 inReno, Oct: 0.4 inReno, Nov: 0.6 inReno, Dec: 1.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Reno1.21.11.00.60.60.30.20.10.20.40.61.2

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchorageReno
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 daysReno, Jan: 14 daysReno, Feb: 14 daysReno, Mar: 17 daysReno, Apr: 19 daysReno, May: 23 daysReno, Jun: 26 daysReno, Jul: 29 daysReno, Aug: 29 daysReno, Sep: 28 daysReno, Oct: 26 daysReno, Nov: 19 daysReno, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Reno141417192326292928261915

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).