Anchorage
United States of America
📷 Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA· CC BY 2.0About
Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the U.S.
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The next week in Anchorage
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
13° / 4°
UV Moderate
Sat
Overcast
12° / 3°
UV Moderate
Sun
Drizzle
10° / 4°
2.1 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Drizzle
12° / 2°
0.6 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
10° / 3°
0.7 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Drizzle
8° / 4°
4.4 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
21° / -7°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
17.4h
05:14 – 22:36local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Anchorage
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Merrill Field (MRI) at 3 km.
Getting around Anchorage
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Dyfsunctional.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.