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Anchorage, AK vs Santa Clarita, CA weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Santa Clarita endures about 84 more days above 90 °F each year.

Santa Clarita has around 182 fewer freezing nights a year. Anchorage picks up around 77 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Anchorage, AK and Santa Clarita, CA
AnchorageMetricSanta Clarita
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies291 days
16 inPrecipitationper year17 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year34 days
78 inSnowfallper year1 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F84 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F1 days
82%Humidityaverage relative58%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round66 °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.

AnchorageSanta Clarita

Daily highs

255075100JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 °FSanta Clarita, Jan: 64 °FSanta Clarita, Feb: 66 °FSanta Clarita, Mar: 71 °FSanta Clarita, Apr: 74 °FSanta Clarita, May: 80 °FSanta Clarita, Jun: 86 °FSanta Clarita, Jul: 93 °FSanta Clarita, Aug: 95 °FSanta Clarita, Sep: 91 °FSanta Clarita, Oct: 82 °FSanta Clarita, Nov: 72 °FSanta Clarita, Dec: 64 °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 °FSanta Clarita, Jan: 47 °FSanta Clarita, Feb: 45 °FSanta Clarita, Mar: 48 °FSanta Clarita, Apr: 49 °FSanta Clarita, May: 54 °FSanta Clarita, Jun: 58 °FSanta Clarita, Jul: 63 °FSanta Clarita, Aug: 64 °FSanta Clarita, Sep: 62 °FSanta Clarita, Oct: 56 °FSanta Clarita, Nov: 49 °FSanta Clarita, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Santa Clarita high646671748086939591827264
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Santa Clarita low474548495458636462564945

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchorageSanta Clarita
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 inSanta Clarita, Jan: 3.6 inSanta Clarita, Feb: 4.1 inSanta Clarita, Mar: 2.8 inSanta Clarita, Apr: 1.1 inSanta Clarita, May: 0.5 inSanta Clarita, Jun: 0.1 inSanta Clarita, Jul: 0.1 inSanta Clarita, Aug: 0.0 inSanta Clarita, Sep: 0.2 inSanta Clarita, Oct: 0.8 inSanta Clarita, Nov: 0.9 inSanta Clarita, Dec: 2.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Santa Clarita3.64.12.81.10.50.10.10.00.20.80.92.6

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchorageSanta Clarita
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 daysSanta Clarita, Jan: 19 daysSanta Clarita, Feb: 17 daysSanta Clarita, Mar: 20 daysSanta Clarita, Apr: 23 daysSanta Clarita, May: 25 daysSanta Clarita, Jun: 27 daysSanta Clarita, Jul: 29 daysSanta Clarita, Aug: 30 daysSanta Clarita, Sep: 29 daysSanta Clarita, Oct: 27 daysSanta Clarita, Nov: 24 daysSanta Clarita, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Santa Clarita191720232527293029272421

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).