Anchorage weather in June

In June, Anchorage sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 1.6 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 18.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 56°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 18 min at the start of June to 18 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Anchorage's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anchorage's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
49°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1.6 in
9 wet days
Daylight
18 h 54 min
3:33 AM – 10:26 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Anchorage is consolidated city-borough and largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Density
57/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 56°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical June day in Anchorage reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 65°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 7°F warmer than May and about 4°F cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Anchorage

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Anchorage weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°2.010.410.760.0
Feb26° / 18°1.99.69.48.50.0
Mar32° / 21°1.58.58.511.30.0
Apr42° / 30°1.27.3414.30.5
May51° / 39°1.27.10.6172.7
Jun59° / 49°1.69018.84.5
Jul62° / 54°2.912.5018.14.9
Aug61° / 53°4.214.8015.54.4
Sep54° / 46°4.615.30.412.62.8
Oct41° / 33°3.513.24.19.60.4
Nov29° / 22°2.611.79.36.90.0
Dec23° / 16°2.912.8135.20.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
53961
63961
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103862
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303070

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Anchorage gets around 1.6 in of rain over 9 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
224
325
425
526
626
727
827
928
1029
1129
1230
1331
1431
1532
1632
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2532
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
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18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26964
27964
28955
29955
30946

Wind in June

Winds average 4 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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204calm
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224calm
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294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 18 min at the start of June to 18 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 10:05 PM to 10:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.33:5010:05
218.33:4810:07
318.43:4610:08
418.43:4510:10
518.53:4310:12
618.53:4210:14
718.63:4110:15
818.63:4010:17
918.73:3910:18
1018.73:3810:20
1118.73:3710:21
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.49 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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275.2Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Anchorage

In seasonPeak

None of Anchorage's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Anchorage's rainy season runs July–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Anchorage?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a reasonable time to visit Anchorage for sightseeing.

What to pack for Anchorage in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Anchorage sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Anchorage in June

The nearest coast averages about 48°F in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 10 mi away) is warmest in August at about 57°F and coldest in February near 31°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

30°40°50°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan31Bracing
Feb31Bracing
Mar31Bracing
Apr32Bracing
May36Bracing
Jun48Bracing
Jul55Bracing
Aug57Bracing
Sep54Bracing
Oct47Bracing
Nov40Bracing
Dec32Bracing

UV index in Anchorage in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anchorage peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Anchorage?

Anchorage sits at 61.2°N, 149.9°W, 102 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eagle River, 13 mi away.

Dawson CityWhitehorseJuneauTerraceAnadyr

Topography around Anchorage

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Anchorage.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Anchorage has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 ft around an average of 56 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,386 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,769 ft.

The land around Anchorage is covered by water (39%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (39%) and water (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (42%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
194 ft
10 miles
3,386 ft
50 miles
7,769 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Eagle River 13 mi · Badger 258 mi · Fairbanks 259 mi · Dawson City 385 mi · Whitehorse 498 mi · Juneau 574 mi · Terrace 903 mi · Anadyr 1,039 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Anchorage (61.2181°, -149.9003°, elevation 102 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).