Seward Weather in January
Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.47 in over about 14 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
- 31°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 6.47 in
- Snowfall
- 17.2 in
- Record high
- 61°FJan 27, 2014
- Record low
- -20°FJan 29, 1919
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 6 h 02 min to 7 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 32°F | 22°F | 44°F 1987 | -11°F 1913 | 46% | 32% |
| Jan 2 | 32°F | 21°F | 48°F 1915 | -2°F 1917 | 46% | 32% |
| Jan 3 | 32°F | 21°F | 47°F 1977 | -5°F 1943 | 46% | 31% |
| Jan 4 | 32°F | 21°F | 47°F 1938 | -8°F 1975 | 45% | 31% |
| Jan 5 | 32°F | 21°F | 45°F 1953 | -7°F 1975 | 45% | 31% |
| Jan 6 | 31°F | 21°F | 48°F 1938 | -4°F 1932 | 45% | 31% |
| Jan 7 | 31°F | 21°F | 55°F 2005 | -9°F 1932 | 45% | 31% |
| Jan 8 | 31°F | 21°F | 47°F 1938 | -3°F 1997 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 9 | 31°F | 21°F | 46°F 1962 | -5°F 1975 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 10 | 31°F | 21°F | 45°F 1942 | -3°F 1932 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 11 | 31°F | 21°F | 43°F 2016 | -2°F 2007 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 12 | 31°F | 21°F | 49°F 2015 | -3°F 1980 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 13 | 31°F | 21°F | 44°F 1940 | -17°F 1909 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 14 | 31°F | 21°F | 48°F 2001 | -7°F 1934 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 15 | 31°F | 21°F | 47°F 1938 | -10°F 1951 | 45% | 30% |
| Jan 16 | 31°F | 21°F | 50°F 2009 | -6°F 1973 | 46% | 30% |
| Jan 17 | 31°F | 21°F | 50°F 2003 | -7°F 1971 | 46% | 30% |
| Jan 18 | 31°F | 21°F | 45°F 1981 | -5°F 1909 | 46% | 30% |
| Jan 19 | 31°F | 21°F | 47°F 1938 | -6°F 1971 | 46% | 30% |
| Jan 20 | 31°F | 21°F | 50°F 2014 | -10°F 1947 | 46% | 30% |
| Jan 21 | 31°F | 21°F | 49°F 1948 | -8°F 1971 | 46% | 30% |
| Jan 22 | 31°F | 21°F | 46°F 1915 | -6°F 1973 | 46% | 31% |
| Jan 23 | 31°F | 21°F | 46°F 1961 | -9°F 1934 | 46% | 31% |
| Jan 24 | 31°F | 21°F | 50°F 1950 | -8°F 1934 | 47% | 31% |
| Jan 25 | 31°F | 21°F | 46°F 1977 | -7°F 1973 | 47% | 31% |
| Jan 26 | 32°F | 21°F | 52°F 2014 | -7°F 1973 | 47% | 31% |
| Jan 27 | 32°F | 22°F | 61°F 2014 | -12°F 1919 | 47% | 31% |
| Jan 28 | 32°F | 22°F | 43°F 2014 | -17°F 1919 | 47% | 31% |
| Jan 29 | 32°F | 22°F | 45°F 2003 | -20°F 1919 | 47% | 31% |
| Jan 30 | 32°F | 22°F | 51°F 1994 | -11°F 1989 | 48% | 31% |
| Jan 31 | 32°F | 22°F | 51°F 1963 | -10°F 1947 | 48% | 31% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 10:01 AM, sunset 4:03 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 9:14 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026438 (Seward AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026438, 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.