Gateway Weather in January
Average highs run from 23°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 7°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 7 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
- 23°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 0.81 in
- Snowfall
- 9.2 in
- Record high
- 58°FJan 26, 2014
- Record low
- -27°FJan 9, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 32 min to 7 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 5°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 23°F | 7°F | 47°F 2011 | -23°F 2009 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 2 | 23°F | 7°F | 47°F 2011 | -23°F 2009 | 24% | 20% |
| Jan 3 | 22°F | 6°F | 49°F 2005 | -24°F 2009 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 4 | 22°F | 6°F | 46°F 2005 | -26°F 2009 | 23% | 20% |
| Jan 5 | 22°F | 6°F | 44°F 2016 | -15°F 2020 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 6 | 22°F | 6°F | 44°F 2025 | -20°F 2009 | 23% | 19% |
| Jan 7 | 22°F | 6°F | 45°F 2024 | -24°F 2009 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 8 | 22°F | 6°F | 41°F 2002 | -23°F 2009 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 9 | 22°F | 6°F | 43°F 2025 | -27°F 2007 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 10 | 22°F | 6°F | 45°F 2025 | -24°F 2007 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 11 | 22°F | 6°F | 46°F 2025 | -15°F 2020 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 12 | 22°F | 6°F | 46°F 2013 | -13°F 2020 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 13 | 22°F | 6°F | 48°F 2015 | -16°F 2012 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 14 | 22°F | 6°F | 47°F 2009 | -19°F 2012 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 15 | 22°F | 6°F | 51°F 2009 | -19°F 2012 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 16 | 22°F | 6°F | 52°F 2009 | -20°F 2004 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 17 | 22°F | 6°F | 50°F 2014 | -24°F 2004 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 18 | 22°F | 6°F | 48°F 2009 | -26°F 2017 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 19 | 22°F | 6°F | 44°F 2001 | -24°F 2004 | 22% | 19% |
| Jan 20 | 22°F | 7°F | 48°F 2008 | -24°F 1999 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 21 | 23°F | 7°F | 49°F 2022 | -25°F 1999 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 22 | 23°F | 7°F | 50°F 2014 | -20°F 1999 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 23 | 23°F | 7°F | 49°F 2014 | -11°F 2006 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 24 | 23°F | 7°F | 49°F 2014 | -15°F 2006 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 25 | 23°F | 8°F | 47°F 2025 | -19°F 2006 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 26 | 24°F | 8°F | 58°F 2014 | -20°F 2006 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 57°F 2014 | -22°F 2006 | 21% | 20% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 8°F | 49°F 2007 | -21°F 2012 | 21% | 20% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 9°F | 48°F 2007 | -21°F 2012 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 30 | 25°F | 9°F | 55°F 2007 | -20°F 1999 | 22% | 20% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 9°F | 51°F 2007 | -23°F 2024 | 22% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 10:15 AM, sunset 3:47 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:21 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505733 (Matanuska Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.