Aleutians West Census Area climate

Aleutians West Census Area Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Atka Airport (PAAK) (GHCN USW00025713), 8 km from Aleutians West Census Area

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.57 in over about 22 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Aleutians West Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.57 in
Record high
48°FJan 3, 1916
Record low
-26°FJan 27, 1919
Daylight
7 h 50 min to 9 h 05 min
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
20.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 131°F24°F41°F 1916-5°F 192168%
Jan 230°F22°F44°F 1952-1°F 191768%
Jan 330°F23°F48°F 1916-2°F 191768%
Jan 430°F22°F45°F 1916-4°F 191768%
Jan 530°F24°F43°F 1916-7°F 198667%
Jan 630°F24°F41°F 1979-4°F 191766%
Jan 730°F22°F41°F 1930-6°F 191767%
Jan 830°F22°F42°F 1916-7°F 191767%
Jan 930°F22°F45°F 19372°F 191967%
Jan 1029°F22°F41°F 1979-5°F 200067%
Jan 1130°F21°F41°F 1930-8°F 200068%
Jan 1231°F22°F40°F 1916-4°F 191967%
Jan 1331°F23°F41°F 1916-2°F 191967%
Jan 1430°F22°F46°F 1937-5°F 197566%
Jan 1529°F22°F41°F 1929-7°F 197566%
Jan 1629°F22°F42°F 1963-3°F 194067%
Jan 1729°F20°F41°F 1963-4°F 194067%
Jan 1829°F21°F44°F 1937-5°F 191965%
Jan 1929°F22°F41°F 1937-15°F 191964%
Jan 2029°F21°F41°F 1927-18°F 191965%
Jan 2130°F22°F41°F 1929-12°F 191765%
Jan 2230°F21°F41°F 1929-12°F 191964%
Jan 2329°F22°F41°F 2025-12°F 191964%
Jan 2430°F23°F40°F 1963-12°F 191963%
Jan 2528°F22°F42°F 1937-8°F 191963%
Jan 2628°F21°F42°F 1937-21°F 191963%
Jan 2726°F19°F43°F 1963-26°F 191965%
Jan 2826°F18°F41°F 1929-11°F 191966%
Jan 2927°F19°F45°F 1937-14°F 197668%
Jan 3027°F17°F40°F 1937-8°F 199367%
Jan 3128°F17°F40°F 1937-9°F 199367%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Aleutians West Census Area, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (HAST).

January 1
sunrise 9:46 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
January 31
sunrise 9:18 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025713, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.