Humidity Levels in Alaska During August

The average humidity in August is listed below for places in Alaska. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In these tables, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 6 am and Afternoon measures are for 3 pm local standard time.

Southeast Alaska

Daily Place Morning Afternoon
81 Annette Island 89 71
84 Juneau 92 75
89 Yakutat 96 79

South - Central Alaska

Daily Place Morning Afternoon
75 Anchorage 85 65
71 Fairbanks 86 54
69 Gulkana 86 49
82 Homer 92 72
80 Talkeetna 95 64
85 Valdez 93 73

Southwest Alaska

Daily Place Morning Afternoon
85 Bethel 95 73
90 Cold Bay 93 83
80 King Salmon 90 66
82 Kodiak 88 74
75 McGrath 89 60
94 St Paul Island 96 90

Far North Alaska

Daily Place Morning Afternoon
91 Barrow 95 87
76 Bettles 89 61
81 Kotzebue 87 75
80 Nome 85 75

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are the averages during August for maximum and minimum relative humidity percentages in Alaska. The hours when this month's highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Southeast Alaska

High Time Place Low Time
89.3 3 am Annette Island 71.1 3 pm
92.1 3 am Juneau 74.7 3 pm
95.8 3 am Yakutat 78.7 3 pm

South - Central Alaska

High Time Place Low Time
84.7 6 am Anchorage 64.7 3 pm
85.9 6 am Fairbanks 54.2 6 pm
86.1 6 am Gulkana 49.1 3 pm
91.5 6 am Homer 71.6 3 pm
95.2 6 am Talkeetna 64.1 3 pm
93.5 3 am Valdez 73.1 3 pm

Southwest Alaska

High Time Place Low Time
94.9 6 am Bethel 72.5 3 pm
93.5 3 am Cold Bay 82.6 3 pm
90.2 6 am King Salmon 66.4 3 pm
88.1 6 am Kodiak 74.1 3 pm
88.7 6 am McGrath 59.9 3 pm
95.7 6 am St Paul Island 89.7 3 pm

Far North Alaska

High Time Place Low Time
94.8 3 am Barrow 86.6 3 pm
89.0 6 am Bettles 60.6 3 pm
87.0 6 am Kotzebue 75.3 3 pm
85.2 6 am Nome 74.5 6 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

Alaska Humidity
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