Weather in Anchorage in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Anchorage in May
The temperature in May is +12°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +16°C during the day and a minimum of 0°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +11°C.
Is Anchorage warm or cold in May?
Anchorage is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +7°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -1°C to +4°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Anchorage:
Climate in Anchorage in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +14°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -20°C | -4°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +25°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 28 mm | 69 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 74% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 14 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +7°C to +14°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 28 mm to 69 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 74%. Winds are stronger in comparison to April, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in April to 4 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Anchorage is gradually decreasing during May, going from 7 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Anchorage?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Anchorage in May 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.