Region · United States
Where to stay in Alaska
This guide covers 5 destinations in Alaska, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 7 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Fairbanks North Star Borough. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Merrill Field (MRI).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 7
- Comfortable in the most places
- June and July
- Main airport
- MRIMerrill Field
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Destinations
Destinations in Alaska
Every destination in this guide in Alaska, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 291,247 | 7 | MRI · 3 km |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 107,081 | MRI · 133 km | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 95,655 | FAI · 68 km | |
| Unorganized Borough | 81,803 | EGX · 86 km | |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 58,799 | ENA · 17 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Alaska
7 hotels in Alaska recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Alaskan Hotel | Anchorage | 1986 |
| Hotel Captain Cook | Anchorage | 1964 |
| Anchorage Hotel | Anchorage | |
| Crowne Plaza Anchorage-Midtown | Anchorage | |
| Highland Glen Lodge Bed & Breakfast | Anchorage | |
| Marriott Anchorage Downtown | Anchorage | |
| Qupqugiaq Inn Anchorage | Anchorage |
When to go
Best time to visit Alaska
From the climate of 5 destinations in Alaska with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June and July.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | -5 °C | 39 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | -2 °C | 32 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | -0 °C | 25 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 6 °C | 17 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 12 °C | 23 mm |
| June | 1 of 5 | 17 °C | 44 mm |
| July | 1 of 5 | 18 °C | 63 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 17 °C | 79 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 12 °C | 84 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 5 °C | 51 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | -2 °C | 43 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | -4 °C | 43 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Alaska
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Alaska name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MRI · Merrill Field
ENA · Kenai Municipal Airport
FAI · Fairbanks International Airport
EGX · Egegik Airport
ANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
HOM · Homer Airport
PTH · Port Heiden Airport
AKN · King Salmon Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Alaska, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Alaska
Nearby
Regions near Alaska
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.