Girdwood Weather in January
Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 29°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.34 in over about 19 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
- 27°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 7.34 in
- Snowfall
- 37.4 in
- Record high
- 55°FJan 27, 2014
- Record low
- -30°FJan 3, 2026
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 45 min to 7 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 28°F | 17°F | 43°F 2002 | -11°F 2009 | 65% | 40% |
| Jan 2 | 27°F | 17°F | 43°F 2018 | -26°F 2026 | 65% | 39% |
| Jan 3 | 27°F | 17°F | 42°F 2016 | -30°F 2026 | 64% | 39% |
| Jan 4 | 27°F | 17°F | 44°F 2016 | -29°F 2026 | 64% | 39% |
| Jan 5 | 27°F | 17°F | 43°F 2010 | -17°F 2022 | 64% | 38% |
| Jan 6 | 27°F | 17°F | 44°F 2010 | -29°F 2009 | 63% | 38% |
| Jan 7 | 27°F | 17°F | 43°F 2001 | -29°F 2009 | 63% | 38% |
| Jan 8 | 27°F | 16°F | 47°F 2015 | -20°F 2009 | 63% | 38% |
| Jan 9 | 27°F | 16°F | 46°F 2015 | -25°F 2007 | 63% | 37% |
| Jan 10 | 27°F | 16°F | 47°F 2003 | -24°F 2007 | 63% | 37% |
| Jan 11 | 27°F | 16°F | 43°F 2025 | -21°F 2020 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 12 | 27°F | 16°F | 45°F 2003 | -25°F 2000 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 13 | 27°F | 16°F | 47°F 2015 | -28°F 2000 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 14 | 27°F | 16°F | 45°F 2015 | -21°F 2000 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 15 | 27°F | 16°F | 45°F 2001 | -16°F 2020 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 16 | 27°F | 16°F | 46°F 2018 | -22°F 2012 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 17 | 27°F | 16°F | 45°F 2003 | -26°F 2012 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 18 | 27°F | 16°F | 48°F 2026 | -27°F 2012 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 19 | 27°F | 17°F | 45°F 2003 | -27°F 2012 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 20 | 27°F | 17°F | 44°F 2003 | -28°F 2012 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 21 | 27°F | 17°F | 45°F 2014 | -30°F 2012 | 62% | 36% |
| Jan 22 | 27°F | 17°F | 44°F 2013 | -17°F 1999 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 23 | 27°F | 17°F | 44°F 2014 | -11°F 2024 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 24 | 27°F | 17°F | 46°F 2014 | -11°F 2024 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 25 | 28°F | 17°F | 53°F 2014 | -13°F 2006 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 26 | 28°F | 17°F | 54°F 2014 | -15°F 2006 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 27 | 28°F | 18°F | 55°F 2014 | -15°F 2006 | 62% | 37% |
| Jan 28 | 28°F | 18°F | 44°F 2014 | -18°F 2012 | 63% | 37% |
| Jan 29 | 28°F | 18°F | 44°F 2007 | -20°F 2012 | 63% | 37% |
| Jan 30 | 28°F | 18°F | 45°F 2007 | -15°F 2018 | 63% | 37% |
| Jan 31 | 29°F | 18°F | 47°F 2007 | -10°F 1999 | 63% | 37% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 10:08 AM, sunset 3:53 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:17 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00500243 (Alyeska), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026492, 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.