Fort Greely climate

Fort Greely Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Delta AP, 2.8 km from Fort Greely

Average highs run from 6°F on January 1 to 10°F on January 31, and lows from -8°F to -4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.21 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 Fort Greely, in °F, with the record for each date.-75-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
6°F
Average low
-8°F
Precipitation
0.21 in
Snowfall
6.1 in
Record high
54°FJan 16, 2009
Record low
-63°FJan 30, 1947
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
4 h 31 min to 7 h 06 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
-2°F
Wind
7.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 16°F-8°F52°F 2011-56°F 196519%30%
Jan 26°F-9°F51°F 2011-55°F 196519%30%
Jan 35°F-9°F39°F 2016-50°F 197519%30%
Jan 45°F-9°F44°F 2011-58°F 197519%30%
Jan 55°F-9°F38°F 2011-59°F 197519%30%
Jan 65°F-9°F38°F 1920-59°F 197519%30%
Jan 75°F-9°F44°F 2025-59°F 197519%30%
Jan 85°F-9°F41°F 2002-50°F 199719%29%
Jan 95°F-9°F42°F 1985-50°F 196919%29%
Jan 105°F-9°F42°F 1985-53°F 197219%29%
Jan 115°F-9°F41°F 2025-52°F 196919%29%
Jan 125°F-9°F45°F 2025-54°F 198019%29%
Jan 135°F-9°F44°F 1984-60°F 192019%28%
Jan 145°F-9°F47°F 2013-60°F 192019%28%
Jan 155°F-9°F48°F 1981-56°F 192019%28%
Jan 165°F-9°F54°F 2009-52°F 197119%28%
Jan 175°F-9°F52°F 2009-54°F 197119%28%
Jan 185°F-9°F48°F 1963-58°F 197119%27%
Jan 196°F-8°F46°F 1961-51°F 195119%27%
Jan 206°F-8°F44°F 1980-52°F 195219%27%
Jan 216°F-8°F49°F 2008-56°F 198919%27%
Jan 226°F-7°F52°F 2008-51°F 195119%26%
Jan 237°F-7°F50°F 2014-52°F 197119%26%
Jan 247°F-7°F48°F 1977-56°F 197119%26%
Jan 258°F-6°F48°F 1977-62°F 194719%25%
Jan 268°F-6°F47°F 2025-61°F 194719%25%
Jan 278°F-6°F44°F 1945-48°F 198919%25%
Jan 289°F-5°F44°F 1945-59°F 194719%24%
Jan 299°F-5°F47°F 1994-61°F 194719%24%
Jan 3010°F-5°F42°F 1994-63°F 194719%24%
Jan 3110°F-4°F42°F 1994-58°F 194719%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Greely, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

January 1
sunrise 10:31 AM, sunset 3:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 9:24 AM, sunset 4:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026415 (Big Delta AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026415, 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.