Weather in Anchorage in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Anchorage in February
The temperature in February is -3°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +2°C during the day and a minimum of -19°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -2°C to -9°C.
Is Anchorage warm or cold in February?
Anchorage is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -5°C to -3°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -11°C to -10°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Anchorage, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Anchorage in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -3°C | +1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -34°C | -32°C | -30°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +9°C | +11°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 16 mm | 13 mm | 12 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 79% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1003 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | 12 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -5°C to -3°C during the day. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 16 mm to 13 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in February, from 3 to 4.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Anchorage is gradually increasing during February, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Anchorage?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Anchorage in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+5°C) and the highest in 2016 (+9°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 360 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 8052 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Anchorage, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.