Shishmaref climate

Shishmaref Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Scammon Bay (PACM) (GHCN USW00026617), 491 km from Shishmaref

Average highs run from 16°F on January 1 to 11°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to -4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.93 in over about 6 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Shishmaref, in °F, with the record for each date.-75-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
13°F
Average low
-2°F
Precipitation
0.93 in
Record high
51°FJan 27, 2014
Record low
-54°FJan 27, 1989
Daylight
3 h 01 min to 6 h 27 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
2°F
Wind
15.2 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 116°F4°F36°F 1942-38°F 194926%
Jan 214°F-1°F37°F 1942-39°F 194926%
Jan 311°F-2°F41°F 1995-37°F 201227%
Jan 413°F-1°F41°F 1995-38°F 201227%
Jan 515°F-1°F39°F 1953-40°F 191726%
Jan 613°F0°F44°F 1942-40°F 191727%
Jan 714°F2°F46°F 1942-37°F 193227%
Jan 816°F0°F42°F 1988-33°F 193225%
Jan 915°F0°F35°F 2015-32°F 194324%
Jan 1014°F-2°F39°F 2011-32°F 195425%
Jan 1115°F-1°F40°F 2011-32°F 197226%
Jan 1214°F1°F42°F 1977-33°F 201226%
Jan 1315°F-1°F43°F 1977-34°F 201226%
Jan 1413°F-1°F39°F 1997-35°F 194727%
Jan 1514°F-3°F37°F 1997-37°F 193427%
Jan 1614°F-3°F40°F 1963-35°F 196027%
Jan 1716°F-2°F42°F 1963-34°F 197327%
Jan 1814°F-1°F38°F 1963-35°F 198926%
Jan 1914°F-1°F42°F 1940-38°F 198926%
Jan 2014°F-3°F40°F 1940-40°F 198925%
Jan 2113°F-2°F39°F 1963-44°F 198924%
Jan 2212°F-4°F35°F 1929-44°F 198923%
Jan 2311°F-5°F37°F 1977-45°F 198924%
Jan 2410°F-6°F39°F 1977-45°F 198924%
Jan 2512°F-5°F41°F 1963-47°F 191922%
Jan 2610°F-5°F45°F 2014-43°F 198922%
Jan 2712°F-6°F51°F 2014-54°F 198921%
Jan 2810°F-5°F39°F 1929-54°F 198921%
Jan 2911°F-3°F38°F 1945-46°F 191922%
Jan 3012°F-2°F42°F 2007-46°F 199322%
Jan 3111°F-4°F38°F 1994-40°F 199322%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Shishmaref, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

January 1
sunrise 12:38 PM, sunset 3:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 11:05 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, 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.