According to the Alaska Visitor's Bureau, the average winter temperature in Anchorage, Alaska, is 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite the winter chill, Anchorage has warmer winter temperatures than other Alaskan cities, such as Fairbanks, which are located farther north.
The average high temperature in Anchorage during the months of November, December, January and February never reaches 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The average high temperature in December is only 21 degrees.
The average low temperature in Anchorage during the months of December, January and February is 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cold winter temperatures are caused in part by limited sunlight. For a few days in the winter, Anchorage has less than eight hours of daylight.
When temperatures drop, it snows. Anchorage averages 70.6 inches of snowfall per year. This may seem like a lot, but there are hundreds of cities in the continental United States that receive more snow including Buffalo, New York; Burlington, Vermont; and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
