Fort Yukon climate

Fort Yukon Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Fort Yukon, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from -8°F on January 1 to -9°F on January 31, and lows from -18°F to -20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.98 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 Yukon, in °F, with the record for each date.-75-50-2502550151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
-10°F
Average low
-21°F
Precipitation
0.98 in
Record high
49°FJan 16, 2001
Record low
-60°FJan 18, 1971
Daylight
2 h 44 min to 6 h 20 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
97%
Dew point
-16°F
Wind
7.2 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 1-8°F-18°F40°F 2017-55°F 196526%
Jan 2-8°F-19°F39°F 2017-57°F 196524%
Jan 3-9°F-19°F40°F 2016-55°F 196924%
Jan 4-9°F-20°F34°F 2017-56°F 200924%
Jan 5-10°F-20°F38°F 1974-56°F 196524%
Jan 6-10°F-21°F32°F 1974-54°F 196524%
Jan 7-10°F-21°F40°F 2005-54°F 200924%
Jan 8-10°F-21°F37°F 2005-56°F 196923%
Jan 9-10°F-21°F35°F 2005-55°F 195224%
Jan 10-10°F-22°F23°F 1947-57°F 195222%
Jan 11-11°F-22°F23°F 1947-54°F 195223%
Jan 12-11°F-22°F16°F 2015-54°F 201022%
Jan 13-11°F-22°F44°F 2025-55°F 201022%
Jan 14-11°F-22°F44°F 2025-53°F 201021%
Jan 15-10°F-21°F45°F 2009-53°F 195122%
Jan 16-10°F-21°F49°F 2001-58°F 195123%
Jan 17-10°F-21°F35°F 1963-58°F 197324%
Jan 18-9°F-21°F33°F 1962-60°F 197125%
Jan 19-9°F-21°F48°F 2009-60°F 195225%
Jan 20-9°F-21°F44°F 1962-58°F 195224%
Jan 21-9°F-20°F34°F 2025-59°F 195125%
Jan 22-9°F-21°F40°F 2014-58°F 195124%
Jan 23-9°F-21°F35°F 2008-60°F 195125%
Jan 24-10°F-20°F40°F 2025-58°F 195123%
Jan 25-10°F-21°F43°F 2014-55°F 195123%
Jan 26-10°F-21°F43°F 2025-58°F 197122%
Jan 27-10°F-21°F39°F 1948-56°F 197123%
Jan 28-10°F-21°F35°F 1972-54°F 196222%
Jan 29-10°F-21°F46°F 1963-58°F 201223%
Jan 30-9°F-20°F46°F 1963-57°F 201224%
Jan 31-9°F-20°F35°F 1957-51°F 195322%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Fort Yukon, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

January 1
sunrise 11:23 AM, sunset 2:07 PM
January 31
sunrise 9:45 AM, sunset 4:05 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00501987, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: 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.