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Anchorage, AK vs Tucson, AZ weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Tucson endures about 155 more days above 90 °F each year.

Tucson has around 173 fewer freezing nights a year. Anchorage picks up around 73 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 Tucson, AZ
AnchorageMetricTucson
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies302 days
16 inPrecipitationper year11 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year47 days
78 inSnowfallper year5 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F155 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F9 days
82%Humidityaverage relative37%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °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.

AnchorageTucson

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 °FTucson, Jan: 66 °FTucson, Feb: 69 °FTucson, Mar: 75 °FTucson, Apr: 83 °FTucson, May: 91 °FTucson, Jun: 101 °FTucson, Jul: 100 °FTucson, Aug: 98 °FTucson, Sep: 95 °FTucson, Oct: 86 °FTucson, Nov: 75 °FTucson, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 °FTucson, Jan: 41 °FTucson, Feb: 44 °FTucson, Mar: 49 °FTucson, Apr: 54 °FTucson, May: 63 °FTucson, Jun: 72 °FTucson, Jul: 76 °FTucson, Aug: 75 °FTucson, Sep: 70 °FTucson, Oct: 59 °FTucson, Nov: 48 °FTucson, Dec: 41 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Tucson high66697583911011009895867565
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Tucson low414449546372767570594841

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchorageTucson
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 inTucson, Jan: 1.3 inTucson, Feb: 1.3 inTucson, Mar: 0.8 inTucson, Apr: 0.3 inTucson, May: 0.1 inTucson, Jun: 0.2 inTucson, Jul: 1.5 inTucson, Aug: 1.5 inTucson, Sep: 1.0 inTucson, Oct: 0.6 inTucson, Nov: 0.7 inTucson, Dec: 1.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Tucson1.31.30.80.30.10.21.51.51.00.60.71.3

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchorageTucson
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 daysTucson, Jan: 23 daysTucson, Feb: 21 daysTucson, Mar: 25 daysTucson, Apr: 27 daysTucson, May: 28 daysTucson, Jun: 28 daysTucson, Jul: 22 daysTucson, Aug: 24 daysTucson, Sep: 27 daysTucson, Oct: 28 daysTucson, Nov: 25 daysTucson, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Tucson232125272828222427282524

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).