Nikiski Weather in January
Average highs run from 22°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 in over about 8 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
- 22°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 0.89 in
- Record high
- 49°FJan 12, 1903
- Record low
- -47°FJan 4, 1975
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 50 min to 7 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 10.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 22°F | 8°F | 48°F 2011 | -29°F 1949 | 28% |
| Jan 2 | 22°F | 7°F | 44°F 2011 | -39°F 1975 | 28% |
| Jan 3 | 22°F | 7°F | 43°F 2011 | -44°F 1975 | 28% |
| Jan 4 | 22°F | 7°F | 47°F 1960 | -47°F 1975 | 28% |
| Jan 5 | 22°F | 7°F | 43°F 1953 | -45°F 1975 | 27% |
| Jan 6 | 22°F | 7°F | 41°F 2002 | -40°F 1975 | 27% |
| Jan 7 | 22°F | 7°F | 41°F 1981 | -38°F 1952 | 27% |
| Jan 8 | 22°F | 7°F | 39°F 1955 | -38°F 1975 | 27% |
| Jan 9 | 22°F | 7°F | 41°F 1955 | -40°F 1906 | 27% |
| Jan 10 | 22°F | 7°F | 42°F 1955 | -43°F 1972 | 27% |
| Jan 11 | 22°F | 7°F | 40°F 1903 | -46°F 1972 | 27% |
| Jan 12 | 22°F | 7°F | 49°F 1903 | -40°F 1972 | 27% |
| Jan 13 | 22°F | 7°F | 43°F 2015 | -32°F 1966 | 27% |
| Jan 14 | 22°F | 7°F | 44°F 2009 | -39°F 1973 | 27% |
| Jan 15 | 22°F | 7°F | 46°F 2015 | -43°F 1973 | 27% |
| Jan 16 | 22°F | 7°F | 46°F 2009 | -44°F 1973 | 27% |
| Jan 17 | 22°F | 7°F | 44°F 2009 | -40°F 1951 | 27% |
| Jan 18 | 22°F | 7°F | 43°F 1980 | -41°F 1951 | 28% |
| Jan 19 | 22°F | 7°F | 46°F 1961 | -42°F 1951 | 28% |
| Jan 20 | 22°F | 7°F | 46°F 1961 | -42°F 1906 | 28% |
| Jan 21 | 22°F | 7°F | 42°F 1987 | -42°F 1906 | 28% |
| Jan 22 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 1945 | -38°F 1906 | 28% |
| Jan 23 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 1961 | -41°F 1973 | 28% |
| Jan 24 | 23°F | 8°F | 43°F 2025 | -45°F 1973 | 28% |
| Jan 25 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 1948 | -45°F 1947 | 28% |
| Jan 26 | 23°F | 9°F | 48°F 2014 | -44°F 1947 | 28% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 9°F | 49°F 2014 | -45°F 1989 | 28% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 9°F | 48°F 1945 | -44°F 1989 | 28% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2007 | -44°F 1947 | 28% |
| Jan 30 | 24°F | 9°F | 48°F 1945 | -43°F 1947 | 29% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 10°F | 45°F 1901 | -42°F 1947 | 29% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 10:14 AM, sunset 4:04 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:24 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026523 (Kenai Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026523, 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.