Weather on March 8
Anchorage, AK
55 Years of Data
Avg High
32°F
Avg Low
13°F
Warmest
2008
38°F avg
Coldest
1971
-2°F avg
About This Date
March 8th in Anchorage, AK typically brings cold spring weather, with average highs around 32°F and lows near 13°F. Over 35 years of records, the warmest March 8th was in 2008 (38°F average), while the coldest was 1971 (-2°F) — a 40°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 17% of recorded March 8th dates, with snow falling 6% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.1"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for March 8th in Anchorage, AK? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Warming Trend
1.1°F per decade on this date
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18° | -7° | 5° | — | — |
| 2025 | 43° | 23° | 33° | — | — |
| 2024 | 33° | 11° | 22° | — | — |
| 2023 | 43° | 14° | 29° | — | — |
| 2022 | 33° | 14° | 24° | — | — |
| 2021 | 29° | 2° | 16° | — | — |
| 2020 | 26° | 20° | 23° | — | — |
| 2019 | 36° | 28° | 32° | — | — |
| 2018 | 29° | 19° | 24° | 0.03" | — |
| 2017 | 26° | 12° | 19° | — | — |
| 2016 | 42° | 22° | 32° | — | — |
| 2015 | 33° | 22° | 28° | — | — |
| 2014 | 29° | 0° | 15° | — | — |
| 2013 | 43° | 31° | 37° | — | — |
| 2012 | 21° | 1° | 11° | — | — |
| 2011 | 42° | 7° | 25° | — | — |
| 2010 | 32° | 12° | 22° | 0.43" | — |
| 2009 | 24° | 8° | 16° | — | — |
| 2008warmest | 43° | 34° | 38° | 0.1" | — |
| 2007 | 15° | -3° | 6° | — | — |
| 2006 | 33° | 8° | 21° | 0.58" | — |
| 2005 | 45° | 29° | 37° | — | — |
| 2004 | 22° | 15° | 18° | 0.1" | 2.1" |
| 2003 | 37° | 14° | 26° | — | — |
| 2002 | 29° | 8° | 18° | — | — |
| 2001 | 41° | 28° | 35° | — | — |
| 2000 | 35° | 12° | 24° | — | — |
| 1999 | 18° | 0° | 9° | — | — |
| 1998 | 33° | 11° | 22° | — | — |
| 1997 | 34° | 16° | 25° | — | — |
| 1996 | 33° | 8° | 21° | — | — |
| 1995 | 33° | 6° | 20° | — | — |
| 1994 | 33° | 22° | 27° | — | — |
| 1973 | 38° | 28° | 33° | 0.13" | 0.2" |
| 1971coldest | 5° | -9° | -2° | — | — |
35 years of data from ANCHORAGE PARK STRIP