Holiday weather history: Anchorage, AK
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Anchorage weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 33°F, low 25°F; rain or snow in 42% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 0%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Anchorage (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 47°F (2021). Coldest high: 22°F (1999); coldest low 10°F (2008). Wettest: 0.63 in (2024); snowiest: 9.6 in (2024). The median Halloween high was 33°F in 1995–2009 and 34°F in 2010–2025 (+0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 42°F | 30°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 29°F | 26°F | 0.63 in | 9.6 in |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 40°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 27°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 47°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 23°F | 12°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 44°F | 34°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 31°F | 20°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 40°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 40°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Anchorage (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 45°F (2007). Coldest high: 9°F (2003); coldest low -8°F (2003). Wettest: 0.42 in (2010); snowiest: 6.7 in (2010). The median Thanksgiving high was 29°F in 1995–2009 and 27°F in 2010–2025 (-2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 37°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 13°F | 0°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 34°F | 28°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 35°F | 18°F | 0.02 in | 0.5 in |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 19°F | 8°F | 0.07 in | 1.3 in |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 35°F | 24°F | 0.04 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 43°F | 35°F | 0.11 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 29°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 21°F | 6°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 19°F | 8°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Anchorage (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 42°F (1995). Coldest high: 6°F (2013); coldest low -9°F (2013). Wettest: 0.23 in (2008); snowiest: 5.8 in (2008). The median Christmas Day high was 25°F in 1995–2009 and 27°F in 2010–2025 (+2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 10°F | -4°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 30°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 18°F | 8°F | 0.00 in | 0.3 in |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 28°F | 6°F | 0.03 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 23°F | 13°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 27°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 26°F | 21°F | 0.10 in | 1.1 in |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 27°F | 10°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 28°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 30°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Anchorage (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 46°F (2019). Coldest high: -2°F (2008); coldest low -15°F (2008). Wettest: 0.16 in (2019); snowiest: 3.3 in (2019). The median New Year's Eve high was 23°F in 1995–2009 and 28°F in 2010–2025 (+5°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 17°F | 11°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 20°F | 13°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 23°F | 4°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 27°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 22°F | 18°F | 0.07 in | 0.6 in |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 23°F | 11°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 46°F | 22°F | 0.16 in | 3.3 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 44°F | 29°F | 0.02 in | 0.1 in |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 28°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 32°F | 10°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00026451 (61.169, -150.028). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.