Anchorage Municipality Weather in January
Average highs run from 21°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.26 in.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 21°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 2.26 in
- Snowfall
- 10.3 in
- Record high
- 56°FJan 15, 2009
- Record low
- -23°FJan 8, 1997
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 41 min to 7 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 11°F
- Wind
- 7.2 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 21°F | 6°F | 50°F 2020 | -14°F 2009 | 16% | |
| Jan 2 | 21°F | 6°F | 47°F 2011 | -17°F 2009 | 16% | |
| Jan 3 | 21°F | 6°F | 46°F 2011 | -15°F 2009 | 16% | |
| Jan 4 | 21°F | 6°F | 47°F 2018 | -20°F 2009 | 16% | |
| Jan 5 | 21°F | 6°F | 45°F 2016 | -17°F 2009 | 15% | |
| Jan 6 | 21°F | 6°F | 46°F 2016 | -17°F 2009 | 15% | |
| Jan 7 | 20°F | 6°F | 46°F 2025 | -21°F 1997 | 15% | |
| Jan 8 | 20°F | 6°F | 46°F 2001 | -23°F 1997 | 15% | |
| Jan 9 | 20°F | 6°F | 42°F 2002 | -18°F 2009 | 15% | |
| Jan 10 | 20°F | 6°F | 46°F 1997 | -15°F 2007 | 14% | |
| Jan 11 | 20°F | 6°F | 45°F 1997 | -13°F 2009 | 14% | |
| Jan 12 | 20°F | 6°F | 46°F 2025 | -13°F 2005 | 14% | |
| Jan 13 | 20°F | 6°F | 47°F 2025 | -12°F 1995 | 14% | |
| Jan 14 | 20°F | 6°F | 49°F 2009 | -16°F 1995 | 14% | |
| Jan 15 | 20°F | 6°F | 56°F 2009 | -17°F 1991 | 14% | |
| Jan 16 | 20°F | 6°F | 54°F 2009 | -16°F 1995 | 14% | |
| Jan 17 | 20°F | 6°F | 54°F 2009 | -16°F 1995 | 14% | |
| Jan 18 | 20°F | 6°F | 55°F 2009 | -16°F 2004 | 14% | |
| Jan 19 | 20°F | 6°F | 55°F 2009 | -21°F 2004 | 14% | |
| Jan 20 | 21°F | 6°F | 47°F 1991 | -19°F 1999 | 14% | |
| Jan 21 | 21°F | 6°F | 45°F 2009 | -14°F 1999 | 14% | |
| Jan 22 | 21°F | 7°F | 50°F 2022 | -14°F 1999 | 14% | |
| Jan 23 | 21°F | 7°F | 47°F 2022 | -13°F 1993 | 14% | |
| Jan 24 | 21°F | 7°F | 48°F 2025 | -14°F 1993 | 14% | |
| Jan 25 | 22°F | 7°F | 49°F 2025 | -16°F 1993 | 14% | |
| Jan 26 | 22°F | 7°F | 51°F 2025 | -14°F 1995 | 14% | |
| Jan 27 | 22°F | 8°F | 48°F 2025 | -14°F 2020 | 14% | |
| Jan 28 | 22°F | 8°F | 45°F 1994 | -17°F 2012 | 14% | |
| Jan 29 | 23°F | 8°F | 47°F 2016 | -17°F 2012 | 14% | |
| Jan 30 | 23°F | 9°F | 50°F 1994 | -19°F 1999 | 14% | |
| Jan 31 | 23°F | 9°F | 48°F 2007 | -22°F 1999 | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 10:10 AM, sunset 3:51 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:19 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502642 (Eagle Rvr Nature Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00503163, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.