Anchorage vs Whitehorse: which is better, month by month

Anchorage beats Whitehorse in 2 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (40 vs 36) — while Whitehorse wins August; they are within 3 points in the other 9 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Anchorage

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month
July 93/100
Months won
2 of 12

Whitehorse

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
1 of 12

Anchorage vs Whitehorse — all 12 months

MonthAnchorageWhitehorseWinnerGap
January30Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air28Ffreezing, dry, clean airTie2
February40Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air36Ffreezing, dry, clean airAnchorage4
March50Dfreezing, dry, clean air50Dfreezing, dry, clean airTie0
April70Bcold, dry, clean air69Ccold, dry, clean airTie1
May81Acool, dry, clean air81Acool, dry, clean airTie0
June90Snice, a little rain, clean air87Anice, a little rain, clean airTie3
July93Snice, a little rain, clean air94Snice, a little rain, clean airTie1
August83Anice, rainy, clean air90Snice, a little rain, clean airWhitehorse7
September73Bcool, a little rain, clean air76Bcool, dry, clean airTie3
October57Dcold, a little rain, clean air57Dcold, dry, clean airTie0
November36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air34Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie2
December27Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air23Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAnchorage4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (83 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.