Sitka climate

Sitka Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sitka 1 Ne, 0.6 km from Sitka

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 daily high and low temperature at Sitka, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 137°F29°F60°F 19465°F 195074%
Jan 237°F29°F57°F 19467°F 196574%
Jan 337°F29°F51°F 20017°F 196574%
Jan 437°F29°F50°F 20036°F 196573%
Jan 537°F29°F55°F 19586°F 196573%
Jan 637°F29°F58°F 19586°F 196573%
Jan 737°F29°F53°F 20016°F 197573%
Jan 837°F29°F52°F 19781°F 195373%
Jan 937°F29°F54°F 19780°F 195373%
Jan 1037°F29°F52°F 19816°F 195373%
Jan 1137°F29°F51°F 19977°F 196973%
Jan 1237°F29°F52°F 19466°F 195373%
Jan 1337°F29°F56°F 20268°F 197473%
Jan 1437°F29°F63°F 20181°F 197172%
Jan 1537°F29°F60°F 20180°F 197172%
Jan 1637°F29°F54°F 19657°F 197172%
Jan 1737°F29°F57°F 20095°F 201272%
Jan 1837°F29°F57°F 20095°F 197272%
Jan 1937°F29°F56°F 19615°F 197272%
Jan 2037°F29°F59°F 19617°F 195271%
Jan 2137°F29°F54°F 20148°F 195271%
Jan 2237°F29°F55°F 20145°F 195271%
Jan 2338°F29°F57°F 19616°F 195071%
Jan 2438°F29°F52°F 197810°F 197270%
Jan 2538°F29°F53°F 20239°F 197270%
Jan 2638°F29°F50°F 201611°F 195470%
Jan 2738°F29°F57°F 201412°F 199669%
Jan 2838°F30°F54°F 202411°F 199669%
Jan 2938°F30°F52°F 194510°F 197469%
Jan 3038°F30°F53°F 20004°F 198968%
Jan 3138°F30°F53°F 19984°F 198968%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sitka, in percent.0204060801102030
  • 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

Every day of January: sun and moon

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.