What to wear in Alaska in August is a question that I often get. This post answers this question with example outfits for various dressing situation and typical weather.
- Alaska in August Asks for Rain Gear
- What to wear in Alaska in August at Work
- Interior Alaska August Weekend and Leisure Looks
- Going Out in Fairbanks
Updated: 8/16/2022
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Alaska in August Asks for Rain Gear
August is the rain season in Interior Alaska. The Chena and Tanana Rivers are pretty swollen from the rain in their upstream catchments. Temperatures drop and by mid August we have already the first real dark nights after about 84 days of only white nights and days. The first fog creates spooky morning sceneries and we had the first frost in the hills.
The first leaves already turned their colors by the mid of the months. At the beginning of August, the birds started gathering at Creamer’s Field – a wildlife refugee in the Fairbanks metropolitan area – and in the fields of the University Experimental Farm in College. Sandhill cranes, Canadian geese, ducks, seagulls, robins, and co. are already gone to their southern winter quarters.
In this post, I show what to wear in August in Fairbanks. To avoid that this post gets super long, I will not add the looks I already posted. Start at the following link and move forward in time to catch those looks in case you missed them.
What to Wear in Alaska in August at Work
At the university in the sciences, the dress code is pretty casual. However, I prefer to dress more formal than actually expected.
On a rainy, windy day, my chinos and favorite blazer served as a Casual Friday outfit. I love this steel blue color and linen fabric of the blazer. The sandals are a recent score in a thrift store.
The next photo show a work dinner outfit. The scuba cropped jacket makes the pretty summer dress a little bit more casual. Moreover, it covers my arms that I prefer to “hide” when at work.
The next look shows a faux twinset with linen pants. This business casual work outfit could be an example of wearing summer items in fall, i.e. a transitional outfit. August is the rain season and often humid with temperatures in the 50s (10 to 15oC).
August Weekend and Leisure Looks
I had the first two weeks off. As a result, this post features a couple more leisure looks than those of other months. I wore the blouse, jeans and Keds look for running errands at the mall. At the mall, they still had their solstice advertisement. It’ll probably not change until Halloween.
Going Out in Fairbanks
In the look below, I am wearing my tiered skirt again that I made from hubby’s old shirts. I wore the look for a social dance. The leather jacket is my coverup in case that it’s raining after the dance.
I wore the look below for romantic date night.
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Photos of me: G. Kramm
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Nicole, you have so many great pieces and I really love your willingness to think outside the box with your fun combinations! Those eshakti pants really are brilliant. But so is everything you are wearing in this post!
Shelbee
So many great looks! Love the long Chambray skirt.
Hate the rain, prefer anything else – thanks for sharing your looks and for hosting the #linkup Jacqui
I didn’t realize you were already getting into your rainy season! Lovely outfits!
Ahh, rain is not my favorite… but, I guess we need it. 🙂 I love those denim/chambray wide length pants with the tie waist. So many lovely outfits! I can’t believe August is almost gone.
Carrie
I like the diversity in your outfits: you don’t wear the same type of clothes all the time!
So many wonderful looks! I love the Banana Republic floral dress – so pretty on you!
The last outfit is my favorite! I love the mix of feminine and edgy!
Jill – Doused in Pink
Happy almost Labour Day, love seeing your full range of August posts. And yes internet was spotty in Iqaluit and it was a tad chillier than I like for summer lol
Thanks for the feature, Nicole. I really like your outfit roundup, it’s nice seeing you in some casual outfits. The blue wide pants are *so* fabulous!
I love the blue blazer with the white pants…the blazer is beautiful! Some of our leaves have started to change a bit. The temperatures have been cooler although they usually soar again through mid-September.
Debbie
I adore your Michael Kors heels! Have a great day Nicole!
Those eshakti pants are soo nice!! Lots of cute looks, Nicole!! Love your humour about the solstice … sounds a bit like rural Australia!! Lol
Donna 🧚🏻♀️❤️🙏