North Slope Borough Weather in January
Average highs run from -3°F on January 1 to -10°F on January 31, and lows from -16°F to -24°F.
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
- -8°F
- Average low
- -22°F
- Record high
- 36°FJan 19, 2025
- Record low
- -62°FJan 24, 2012
- Daylight
- 0 h 00 min to 5 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 95%
- Dew point
- -16°F
- Wind
- 8.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | -3°F | -16°F | 34°F 2017 | -47°F 2007 | 17% |
| Jan 2 | -1°F | -14°F | 33°F 2017 | -47°F 2007 | 17% |
| Jan 3 | 0°F | -14°F | 30°F 2017 | -46°F 2007 | 18% |
| Jan 4 | -2°F | -17°F | 28°F 2004 | -44°F 2020 | 18% |
| Jan 5 | -3°F | -20°F | 26°F 2016 | -48°F 2020 | 18% |
| Jan 6 | -7°F | -24°F | 31°F 2005 | -48°F 2020 | 18% |
| Jan 7 | -7°F | -25°F | 34°F 2005 | -46°F 2020 | 19% |
| Jan 8 | -8°F | -26°F | 34°F 2005 | -45°F 2007 | 18% |
| Jan 9 | -10°F | -23°F | 32°F 2011 | -47°F 2010 | 18% |
| Jan 10 | -8°F | -23°F | 29°F 2011 | -45°F 2010 | 17% |
| Jan 11 | -9°F | -22°F | 24°F 2017 | -42°F 2026 | 18% |
| Jan 12 | -11°F | -24°F | 17°F 2025 | -44°F 2019 | 18% |
| Jan 13 | -8°F | -23°F | 30°F 2025 | -37°F 2000 | 18% |
| Jan 14 | -5°F | -19°F | 27°F 2025 | -39°F 2005 | 17% |
| Jan 15 | -7°F | -21°F | 24°F 2024 | -50°F 2008 | 18% |
| Jan 16 | -7°F | -22°F | 31°F 2024 | -46°F 2014 | 18% |
| Jan 17 | -7°F | -21°F | 35°F 2009 | -48°F 2014 | 18% |
| Jan 18 | -7°F | -22°F | 34°F 2025 | -43°F 2010 | 18% |
| Jan 19 | -11°F | -24°F | 36°F 2025 | -45°F 2010 | 16% |
| Jan 20 | -12°F | -26°F | 31°F 2025 | -45°F 2017 | 17% |
| Jan 21 | -12°F | -25°F | 21°F 2026 | -44°F 1999 | 16% |
| Jan 22 | -10°F | -26°F | 22°F 2026 | -48°F 2012 | 15% |
| Jan 23 | -10°F | -23°F | 34°F 2026 | -48°F 2011 | 15% |
| Jan 24 | -12°F | -26°F | 35°F 2025 | -62°F 2012 | 15% |
| Jan 25 | -13°F | -27°F | 11°F 2010 | -54°F 2012 | 15% |
| Jan 26 | -11°F | -24°F | 10°F 2010 | -54°F 2012 | 15% |
| Jan 27 | -11°F | -25°F | 21°F 2019 | -46°F 2012 | 15% |
| Jan 28 | -9°F | -23°F | 25°F 2019 | -49°F 2020 | 15% |
| Jan 29 | -8°F | -24°F | 11°F 2018 | -50°F 2020 | 16% |
| Jan 30 | -7°F | -23°F | 23°F 2017 | -49°F 2012 | 16% |
| Jan 31 | -10°F | -24°F | 24°F 2017 | -55°F 2012 | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise , sunset
- January 31
- sunrise 10:45 AM, sunset 4:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027515, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.