Anchorage weather in March

In March, Anchorage sees average daytime highs of 32°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°F in the first days to 36°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Anchorage's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anchorage's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:31 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; 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.

← February Anchorage year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°F in the first days to 36°F by the end.

A typical March day in Anchorage reaches about 32°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°F and 39°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°F warmer than February and about 10°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36
Avg low (°F)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	23
24	34	23
25	34	24
26	35	24
27	35	24
28	35	25
29	36	25
30	36	25
31	36	26

How March really feels in Anchorage

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

18 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Anchorage weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 14°	2.0	10.4	10.7	6	0.0
Feb	26° / 18°	1.9	9.6	9.4	8.5	0.0
Mar	32° / 21°	1.5	8.5	8.5	11.3	0.0
Apr	42° / 30°	1.2	7.3	4	14.3	0.5
May	51° / 39°	1.2	7.1	0.6	17	2.7
Jun	59° / 49°	1.6	9	0	18.8	4.5
Jul	62° / 54°	2.9	12.5	0	18.1	4.9
Aug	61° / 53°	4.2	14.8	0	15.5	4.4
Sep	54° / 46°	4.6	15.3	0.4	12.6	2.8
Oct	41° / 33°	3.5	13.2	4.1	9.6	0.4
Nov	29° / 22°	2.6	11.7	9.3	6.9	0.0
Dec	23° / 16°	2.9	12.8	13	5.2	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	44	45	44	44	44	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40
Cloudier (%)	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	56	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Anchorage gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	27
Snow chance (%)	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	30
2	30	29
3	30	29
4	30	29
5	30	29
6	30	29
7	30	29
8	29	29
9	29	29
10	29	29
11	29	29
12	29	28
13	29	28
14	28	28
15	28	27
16	27	27
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	26	26
20	26	26
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	25	25
26	25	25
27	25	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	27	25

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 180 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 7:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:18	8:15	8:12	8:09	8:06	8:02	7:59	7:56	7:53	7:50	7:47	7:43	7:40	7:37	7:34	7:31	7:27	7:24	7:21	7:18	7:14	7:11	7:08	7:05	7:01	6:58	6:55	6:52	6:48	6:45	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:10	6:13	6:16	6:19	6:21	6:24	6:27	6:29	6:32	6:35	6:37	6:40	6:43	6:45	6:48	6:51	6:53	6:56	6:59	7:01	7:04	7:06	7:09	7:12	7:14	7:17	7:19	7:22	7:25	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	8:18	6:08
2	9.9	8:15	6:10
3	10.0	8:12	6:13
4	10.1	8:09	6:16
5	10.2	8:06	6:19
6	10.3	8:02	6:21
7	10.4	7:59	6:24
8	10.5	7:56	6:27
9	10.6	7:53	6:29
10	10.7	7:50	6:32
11	10.8	7:47	6:35
12	10.9	7:43	6:37
13	11.0	7:40	6:40
14	11.1	7:37	6:43
15	11.2	7:34	6:45
16	11.3	7:31	6:48
17	11.4	7:27	6:51
18	11.5	7:24	6:53
19	11.6	7:21	6:56
20	11.7	7:18	6:59
21	11.8	7:14	7:01
22	11.9	7:11	7:04
23	12.0	7:08	7:06
24	12.1	7:05	7:09
25	12.2	7:01	7:12
26	12.3	6:58	7:14
27	12.4	6:55	7:17
28	12.5	6:52	7:19
29	12.6	6:48	7:22
30	12.7	6:45	7:25
31	12.8	6:42	7:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.49 kWh/m².

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 — March's 2.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.7	Dim
2	1.7	Dim
3	1.8	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Anchorage

In seasonPeak

None of Anchorage's seasonal hazards are active in March. 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

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Anchorage?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

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Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Anchorage.

What to pack for Anchorage in March

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

In March, Anchorage sees daytime highs around 32°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Anchorage in March

The nearest coast averages about 31°F in March — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	31	31	31	32	36	48	55	57	54	47	40	32
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	31	Bracing
Feb	31	Bracing
Mar	31	Bracing
Apr	32	Bracing
May	36	Bracing
Jun	48	Bracing
Jul	55	Bracing
Aug	57	Bracing
Sep	54	Bracing
Oct	47	Bracing
Nov	40	Bracing
Dec	32	Bracing

UV index in Anchorage in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 1. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	1	3	4	5	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

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.

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

water 39%

10 miles

3,386 ft

trees 39%

50 miles

7,769 ft

trees 42%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← February Anchorage year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March 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

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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	23
24	34	23
25	34	24
26	35	24
27	35	24
28	35	25
29	36	25
30	36	25
31	36	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	30
2	30	29
3	30	29
4	30	29
5	30	29
6	30	29
7	30	29
8	29	29
9	29	29
10	29	29
11	29	29
12	29	28
13	29	28
14	28	28
15	28	27
16	27	27
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	26	26
20	26	26
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	25	25
26	25	25
27	25	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	27	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	23
24	34	23
25	34	24
26	35	24
27	35	24
28	35	25
29	36	25
30	36	25
31	36	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	30
2	30	29
3	30	29
4	30	29
5	30	29
6	30	29
7	30	29
8	29	29
9	29	29
10	29	29
11	29	29
12	29	28
13	29	28
14	28	28
15	28	27
16	27	27
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	26	26
20	26	26
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	25	25
26	25	25
27	25	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	27	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	23
24	34	23
25	34	24
26	35	24
27	35	24
28	35	25
29	36	25
30	36	25
31	36	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	30
2	30	29
3	30	29
4	30	29
5	30	29
6	30	29
7	30	29
8	29	29
9	29	29
10	29	29
11	29	29
12	29	28
13	29	28
14	28	28
15	28	27
16	27	27
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	26	26
20	26	26
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	25	25
26	25	25
27	25	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	27	25

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100