Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Anchorage
Sunshine forecast for Anchorage, AK
The best sun in Anchorage today is from 10am to 12pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Sunday, with 7 sunny hours.
- Best sun today10am to 12pm
- Sunny hours today7
- Sunrise8:31 am
- Sunset4:54 pm
- Daylight8h 23m
- Evening golden hour4:19 pm to 5:04 pm
- High and low37° / 30°
Sunny hours in Anchorage over the next 10 days
Each square is one daylight hour. Orange means the sun should be out, pale yellow means some sun, and gray means mostly cloud. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.
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Day by day
| Day | Sunny hours | Best window | Sunrise | Sunset | High / low |
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| Today | 7 | 10am to 12pm | 8:31 am | 4:54 pm | 37° / 30° |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 0 | No clear window | 8:34 am | 4:51 pm | 37° / 33° |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6 | 1pm to 3pm | 8:36 am | 4:48 pm | 42° / 32° |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 3 | 10am to 12pm | 8:39 am | 4:46 pm | 36° / 30° |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 2 | 10am to 12pm | 8:42 am | 4:43 pm | 38° / 30° |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 2 | 10am to 12pm | 8:45 am | 4:40 pm | 37° / 27° |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 7 | 11am to 1pm | 8:47 am | 4:38 pm | 33° / 24° |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 0 | No clear window | 8:50 am | 4:35 pm | 31° / 23° |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0 | No clear window | 8:53 am | 4:33 pm | 38° / 30° |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5 | 3pm to 5pm | 8:56 am | 4:30 pm | 36° / 26° |
How to read this forecast
Most forecasts give each hour one symbol. In broken cloud that hides a lot: an hour with twenty minutes of direct sun is still drawn as a cloud. This page uses a sun score from 0 to 100 for every daylight hour instead. It combines how many minutes of direct sunshine the weather model expects in that hour with how much of the sky is covered by cloud. A sunny hour here is one that scores above 66.
The best window is the one or two hours in a row with the most sun, marked down for rain risk and strong wind. Evening golden hour is the stretch around sunset when the light is low and warm, which photographers like.
This page says when the sun will be out, not how strong it is. For that, see the UV index in Anchorage.
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Forecast for Anchorage, Alaska. Updated November 2 at 4:31 AM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.