Sitka Weather in January
Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.58 in over about 23 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
- 37°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 9.58 in
- Record high
- 63°FJan 14, 2018
- Record low
- 0°FJan 9, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 6 h 51 min to 8 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 15.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 37°F | 29°F | 60°F 1946 | 5°F 1950 | 74% |
| Jan 2 | 37°F | 29°F | 57°F 1946 | 7°F 1965 | 74% |
| Jan 3 | 37°F | 29°F | 51°F 2001 | 7°F 1965 | 74% |
| Jan 4 | 37°F | 29°F | 50°F 2003 | 6°F 1965 | 73% |
| Jan 5 | 37°F | 29°F | 55°F 1958 | 6°F 1965 | 73% |
| Jan 6 | 37°F | 29°F | 58°F 1958 | 6°F 1965 | 73% |
| Jan 7 | 37°F | 29°F | 53°F 2001 | 6°F 1975 | 73% |
| Jan 8 | 37°F | 29°F | 52°F 1978 | 1°F 1953 | 73% |
| Jan 9 | 37°F | 29°F | 54°F 1978 | 0°F 1953 | 73% |
| Jan 10 | 37°F | 29°F | 52°F 1981 | 6°F 1953 | 73% |
| Jan 11 | 37°F | 29°F | 51°F 1997 | 7°F 1969 | 73% |
| Jan 12 | 37°F | 29°F | 52°F 1946 | 6°F 1953 | 73% |
| Jan 13 | 37°F | 29°F | 56°F 2026 | 8°F 1974 | 73% |
| Jan 14 | 37°F | 29°F | 63°F 2018 | 1°F 1971 | 72% |
| Jan 15 | 37°F | 29°F | 60°F 2018 | 0°F 1971 | 72% |
| Jan 16 | 37°F | 29°F | 54°F 1965 | 7°F 1971 | 72% |
| Jan 17 | 37°F | 29°F | 57°F 2009 | 5°F 2012 | 72% |
| Jan 18 | 37°F | 29°F | 57°F 2009 | 5°F 1972 | 72% |
| Jan 19 | 37°F | 29°F | 56°F 1961 | 5°F 1972 | 72% |
| Jan 20 | 37°F | 29°F | 59°F 1961 | 7°F 1952 | 71% |
| Jan 21 | 37°F | 29°F | 54°F 2014 | 8°F 1952 | 71% |
| Jan 22 | 37°F | 29°F | 55°F 2014 | 5°F 1952 | 71% |
| Jan 23 | 38°F | 29°F | 57°F 1961 | 6°F 1950 | 71% |
| Jan 24 | 38°F | 29°F | 52°F 1978 | 10°F 1972 | 70% |
| Jan 25 | 38°F | 29°F | 53°F 2023 | 9°F 1972 | 70% |
| Jan 26 | 38°F | 29°F | 50°F 2016 | 11°F 1954 | 70% |
| Jan 27 | 38°F | 29°F | 57°F 2014 | 12°F 1996 | 69% |
| Jan 28 | 38°F | 30°F | 54°F 2024 | 11°F 1996 | 69% |
| Jan 29 | 38°F | 30°F | 52°F 1945 | 10°F 1974 | 69% |
| Jan 30 | 38°F | 30°F | 53°F 2000 | 4°F 1989 | 68% |
| Jan 31 | 38°F | 30°F | 53°F 1998 | 4°F 1989 | 68% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:40 AM, sunset 3:31 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00025379 (Sitka 1 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025333, 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.