North Pole Weather in January
Average highs run from -3°F on January 1 to 3°F on January 31, and lows from -18°F to -14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 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
- -2°F
- Average low
- -17°F
- Precipitation
- 0.63 in
- Snowfall
- 8.4 in
- Record high
- 52°FJan 16, 2009
- Record low
- -64°FJan 23, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 4 h 05 min to 6 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 95%
- Dew point
- -6°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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 | -3°F | -18°F | 43°F 1981 | -57°F 1969 | 25% | 30% |
| Jan 2 | -3°F | -18°F | 39°F 2011 | -56°F 1969 | 25% | 30% |
| Jan 3 | -3°F | -18°F | 36°F 2011 | -58°F 1975 | 25% | 30% |
| Jan 4 | -3°F | -18°F | 40°F 1977 | -59°F 1975 | 25% | 30% |
| Jan 5 | -4°F | -18°F | 35°F 1971 | -60°F 1975 | 25% | 29% |
| Jan 6 | -4°F | -18°F | 34°F 2005 | -59°F 1975 | 25% | 29% |
| Jan 7 | -4°F | -19°F | 41°F 2001 | -58°F 1975 | 25% | 29% |
| Jan 8 | -4°F | -19°F | 39°F 1985 | -51°F 1952 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 9 | -4°F | -19°F | 42°F 1955 | -53°F 1952 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 10 | -4°F | -19°F | 40°F 1985 | -55°F 1952 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 11 | -4°F | -19°F | 36°F 1985 | -52°F 1983 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 12 | -4°F | -19°F | 40°F 1984 | -50°F 1969 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 13 | -4°F | -19°F | 43°F 1984 | -54°F 1980 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 14 | -4°F | -18°F | 48°F 2009 | -51°F 1951 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 15 | -4°F | -18°F | 50°F 2009 | -52°F 1951 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 16 | -3°F | -18°F | 52°F 2009 | -55°F 1971 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 17 | -3°F | -18°F | 45°F 2009 | -56°F 1947 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 18 | -3°F | -18°F | 45°F 1980 | -62°F 1971 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 19 | -3°F | -18°F | 44°F 1980 | -56°F 1952 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 20 | -2°F | -18°F | 47°F 1961 | -55°F 1989 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 21 | -2°F | -17°F | 48°F 1961 | -56°F 1989 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 22 | -2°F | -17°F | 41°F 1987 | -54°F 1951 | 24% | 29% |
| Jan 23 | -1°F | -17°F | 39°F 1981 | -64°F 1971 | 23% | 29% |
| Jan 24 | -1°F | -17°F | 43°F 1981 | -58°F 1971 | 23% | 29% |
| Jan 25 | 0°F | -16°F | 43°F 1981 | -58°F 1947 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 26 | 0°F | -16°F | 41°F 1948 | -60°F 1947 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 27 | 1°F | -16°F | 36°F 2001 | -58°F 1971 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 28 | 1°F | -15°F | 37°F 1973 | -55°F 1989 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 29 | 2°F | -15°F | 41°F 1994 | -58°F 1947 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 30 | 2°F | -15°F | 41°F 1985 | -60°F 1989 | 22% | 28% |
| Jan 31 | 3°F | -14°F | 40°F 1985 | -54°F 1947 | 22% | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 10:51 AM, sunset 2:56 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:37 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00509891 (N Pole 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00502707, 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.