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Anchorage, AK vs Sterling, AK weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Sterling enjoys about 42 more sunny days a year than Anchorage.

Anchorage picks up around 29 more inches of snow each winter. Anchorage sees rain or snow on roughly 48 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 Sterling, AK
AnchorageMetricSterling
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies133 days
16 inPrecipitationper year33 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year163 days
78 inSnowfallper year49 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F203 days
82%Humidityaverage relative79%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round36 °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.

AnchorageSterling

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 °FSterling, Jan: 22 °FSterling, Feb: 28 °FSterling, Mar: 33 °FSterling, Apr: 46 °FSterling, May: 56 °FSterling, Jun: 63 °FSterling, Jul: 66 °FSterling, Aug: 64 °FSterling, Sep: 55 °FSterling, Oct: 42 °FSterling, Nov: 28 °FSterling, Dec: 24 °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 °FSterling, Jan: 8 °FSterling, Feb: 12 °FSterling, Mar: 14 °FSterling, Apr: 28 °FSterling, May: 35 °FSterling, Jun: 43 °FSterling, Jul: 49 °FSterling, Aug: 47 °FSterling, Sep: 39 °FSterling, Oct: 28 °FSterling, Nov: 15 °FSterling, Dec: 10 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Sterling high222833465663666455422824
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Sterling low81214283543494739281510

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchorageSterling
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 inSterling, Jan: 2.2 inSterling, Feb: 2.1 inSterling, Mar: 1.5 inSterling, Apr: 1.5 inSterling, May: 1.8 inSterling, Jun: 2.2 inSterling, Jul: 3.1 inSterling, Aug: 3.9 inSterling, Sep: 4.5 inSterling, Oct: 3.8 inSterling, Nov: 3.0 inSterling, Dec: 3.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Sterling2.22.11.51.51.82.23.13.94.53.83.03.2

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchorageSterling
051015JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 daysSterling, Jan: 12 daysSterling, Feb: 10 daysSterling, Mar: 14 daysSterling, Apr: 13 daysSterling, May: 13 daysSterling, Jun: 11 daysSterling, Jul: 10 daysSterling, Aug: 11 daysSterling, Sep: 10 daysSterling, Oct: 11 daysSterling, Nov: 11 daysSterling, Dec: 9 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Sterling12101413131110111011119

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).