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Anchorage, AK vs Vancouver, WA weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Anchorage picks up around 61 more inches of snow each winter.

Vancouver has around 138 fewer freezing nights a year. Vancouver enjoys about 58 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 Vancouver, WA
AnchorageMetricVancouver
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies149 days
16 inPrecipitationper year38 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year161 days
78 inSnowfallper year17 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F13 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F44 days
82%Humidityaverage relative77%
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.

AnchorageVancouver

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 °FVancouver, Jan: 47 °FVancouver, Feb: 51 °FVancouver, Mar: 56 °FVancouver, Apr: 61 °FVancouver, May: 68 °FVancouver, Jun: 73 °FVancouver, Jul: 81 °FVancouver, Aug: 81 °FVancouver, Sep: 76 °FVancouver, Oct: 64 °FVancouver, Nov: 53 °FVancouver, Dec: 46 °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 °FVancouver, Jan: 35 °FVancouver, Feb: 35 °FVancouver, Mar: 38 °FVancouver, Apr: 42 °FVancouver, May: 48 °FVancouver, Jun: 53 °FVancouver, Jul: 57 °FVancouver, Aug: 57 °FVancouver, Sep: 52 °FVancouver, Oct: 45 °FVancouver, Nov: 39 °FVancouver, Dec: 35 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Vancouver high475156616873818176645346
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Vancouver low353538424853575752453935

Monthly precipitation

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

AnchorageVancouver
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, 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 inVancouver, Jan: 5.3 inVancouver, Feb: 3.9 inVancouver, Mar: 4.3 inVancouver, Apr: 3.4 inVancouver, May: 2.2 inVancouver, Jun: 1.5 inVancouver, Jul: 0.4 inVancouver, Aug: 0.5 inVancouver, Sep: 1.6 inVancouver, Oct: 3.7 inVancouver, Nov: 5.7 inVancouver, Dec: 5.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Vancouver5.33.94.33.42.21.50.40.51.63.75.75.7

Monthly sunny days

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

AnchorageVancouver
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 daysVancouver, Jan: 7 daysVancouver, Feb: 8 daysVancouver, Mar: 7 daysVancouver, Apr: 8 daysVancouver, May: 12 daysVancouver, Jun: 14 daysVancouver, Jul: 23 daysVancouver, Aug: 24 daysVancouver, Sep: 20 daysVancouver, Oct: 13 daysVancouver, Nov: 7 daysVancouver, Dec: 6 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Vancouver787812142324201376

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).