Elmendorf Air Force Base climate

Elmendorf Air Force Base Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Richardson Wtp, 3.5 km from Elmendorf Air Force Base

Average highs run from 22°F on January 1 to 24°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 6 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
21°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
9.8 in
Record high
56°FJan 15, 2009
Record low
-23°FJan 8, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
5 h 39 min to 7 h 43 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
6.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 122°F8°F50°F 2020-14°F 200922%16%
Jan 222°F8°F47°F 2011-17°F 200922%16%
Jan 322°F8°F46°F 2011-15°F 200922%16%
Jan 421°F8°F47°F 2018-20°F 200922%16%
Jan 521°F8°F45°F 2016-17°F 200922%16%
Jan 621°F8°F46°F 2016-17°F 200922%15%
Jan 721°F8°F46°F 2025-21°F 199721%15%
Jan 821°F8°F46°F 2001-23°F 199721%15%
Jan 921°F8°F42°F 2002-18°F 200921%15%
Jan 1021°F7°F46°F 1997-15°F 200721%15%
Jan 1121°F7°F45°F 1997-13°F 200921%15%
Jan 1221°F7°F46°F 2025-13°F 200521%15%
Jan 1321°F7°F47°F 2025-12°F 199521%15%
Jan 1421°F8°F49°F 2009-16°F 199521%15%
Jan 1521°F8°F56°F 2009-17°F 199121%15%
Jan 1621°F8°F54°F 2009-16°F 199521%15%
Jan 1721°F8°F54°F 2009-16°F 199521%15%
Jan 1821°F8°F55°F 2009-16°F 200421%15%
Jan 1921°F8°F55°F 2009-21°F 200421%15%
Jan 2021°F8°F47°F 1991-19°F 199921%15%
Jan 2121°F8°F45°F 2009-14°F 199921%15%
Jan 2221°F8°F50°F 2022-14°F 199921%15%
Jan 2322°F9°F47°F 2022-13°F 199321%16%
Jan 2422°F9°F48°F 2025-14°F 199321%16%
Jan 2522°F9°F49°F 2025-16°F 199321%16%
Jan 2622°F9°F51°F 2025-14°F 199522%16%
Jan 2722°F9°F48°F 2025-14°F 202022%16%
Jan 2823°F10°F45°F 1994-17°F 201222%16%
Jan 2923°F10°F47°F 2016-17°F 201222%16%
Jan 3023°F10°F50°F 1994-19°F 199922%17%
Jan 3124°F10°F48°F 2007-22°F 199922%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elmendorf Air Force Base, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

January 1
sunrise 10:13 AM, sunset 3:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 9:21 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00503163 (Ft Richardson Wtp), 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.