North Slope Borough climate

North Slope Borough Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Nuiqsut (Asos) (PAQT) (GHCN USW00027515), 113 km from North Slope Borough

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 daily high and low temperature at North Slope Borough, in °F, with the record for each date.-80-60-40-2002040151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 1-3°F-16°F34°F 2017-47°F 200717%
Jan 2-1°F-14°F33°F 2017-47°F 200717%
Jan 30°F-14°F30°F 2017-46°F 200718%
Jan 4-2°F-17°F28°F 2004-44°F 202018%
Jan 5-3°F-20°F26°F 2016-48°F 202018%
Jan 6-7°F-24°F31°F 2005-48°F 202018%
Jan 7-7°F-25°F34°F 2005-46°F 202019%
Jan 8-8°F-26°F34°F 2005-45°F 200718%
Jan 9-10°F-23°F32°F 2011-47°F 201018%
Jan 10-8°F-23°F29°F 2011-45°F 201017%
Jan 11-9°F-22°F24°F 2017-42°F 202618%
Jan 12-11°F-24°F17°F 2025-44°F 201918%
Jan 13-8°F-23°F30°F 2025-37°F 200018%
Jan 14-5°F-19°F27°F 2025-39°F 200517%
Jan 15-7°F-21°F24°F 2024-50°F 200818%
Jan 16-7°F-22°F31°F 2024-46°F 201418%
Jan 17-7°F-21°F35°F 2009-48°F 201418%
Jan 18-7°F-22°F34°F 2025-43°F 201018%
Jan 19-11°F-24°F36°F 2025-45°F 201016%
Jan 20-12°F-26°F31°F 2025-45°F 201717%
Jan 21-12°F-25°F21°F 2026-44°F 199916%
Jan 22-10°F-26°F22°F 2026-48°F 201215%
Jan 23-10°F-23°F34°F 2026-48°F 201115%
Jan 24-12°F-26°F35°F 2025-62°F 201215%
Jan 25-13°F-27°F11°F 2010-54°F 201215%
Jan 26-11°F-24°F10°F 2010-54°F 201215%
Jan 27-11°F-25°F21°F 2019-46°F 201215%
Jan 28-9°F-23°F25°F 2019-49°F 202015%
Jan 29-8°F-24°F11°F 2018-50°F 202016%
Jan 30-7°F-23°F23°F 2017-49°F 201216%
Jan 31-10°F-24°F24°F 2017-55°F 201217%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at North Slope Borough, in percent.051015201102030
  • 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

Every day of January: sun and moon

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.