Chugach Census Area Weather in January
Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.56 in over about 16 wet days.
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
- 29°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 6.56 in
- Snowfall
- 66.6 in
- Record high
- 55°FJan 31, 1963
- Record low
- -24°FJan 16, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 41 min to 7 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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 | 29°F | 20°F | 39°F 1927 | -15°F 1930 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 2 | 29°F | 20°F | 40°F 1927 | -10°F 1938 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 3 | 29°F | 20°F | 40°F 2001 | -5°F 1952 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 4 | 29°F | 20°F | 45°F 1927 | -10°F 1966 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 5 | 29°F | 19°F | 40°F 1927 | -12°F 1966 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 6 | 29°F | 19°F | 40°F 1986 | -8°F 1949 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 7 | 29°F | 19°F | 53°F 2005 | -12°F 1932 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 8 | 29°F | 19°F | 54°F 2005 | -14°F 1959 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 9 | 29°F | 19°F | 41°F 1992 | -15°F 1952 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 10 | 29°F | 19°F | 44°F 1968 | -6°F 1948 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 11 | 28°F | 19°F | 48°F 2011 | -8°F 1948 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 12 | 28°F | 19°F | 41°F 1956 | -20°F 1972 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 13 | 28°F | 19°F | 42°F 1941 | -19°F 1972 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 14 | 28°F | 19°F | 41°F 2001 | -6°F 1966 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 15 | 28°F | 19°F | 40°F 1984 | -20°F 1951 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 16 | 28°F | 19°F | 43°F 1997 | -24°F 1951 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 17 | 28°F | 19°F | 42°F 1981 | -21°F 1951 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 18 | 28°F | 19°F | 45°F 1962 | -16°F 1943 | 54% | 51% |
| Jan 19 | 28°F | 19°F | 49°F 1962 | -18°F 1947 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 20 | 28°F | 19°F | 44°F 1942 | -18°F 1947 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 21 | 28°F | 19°F | 52°F 1961 | -8°F 1964 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 22 | 29°F | 19°F | 42°F 1961 | -14°F 1964 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 23 | 29°F | 19°F | 42°F 2004 | -15°F 1952 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 24 | 29°F | 19°F | 42°F 1926 | -16°F 1941 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 25 | 29°F | 19°F | 45°F 1950 | -14°F 1947 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 19°F | 46°F 1991 | -11°F 1951 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 19°F | 46°F 1961 | -11°F 1943 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 20°F | 44°F 1926 | -7°F 1956 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 20°F | 43°F 1926 | -9°F 1919 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 30 | 29°F | 20°F | 51°F 1963 | -15°F 1925 | 55% | 51% |
| Jan 31 | 30°F | 20°F | 55°F 1963 | -11°F 1925 | 55% | 51% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 9:59 AM, sunset 3:40 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:07 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026442 (Valdez WSO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026442, 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.