South Van Horn climate

South Van Horn Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairbanks Midtown, 2.7 km from South Van Horn

Average highs run from 0°F on January 1 to 5°F on January 31, and lows from -13°F to -10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 in over about 8 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 South Van Horn, 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
1°F
Average low
-14°F
Precipitation
0.60 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
52°FJan 16, 2009
Record low
-66°FJan 14, 1934
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
4 h 03 min to 6 h 52 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
-6°F
Wind
7.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 10°F-13°F41°F 1937-60°F 196926%35%
Jan 20°F-14°F41°F 2011-61°F 196926%35%
Jan 3-1°F-14°F29°F 1968-57°F 196926%35%
Jan 4-1°F-14°F40°F 1977-56°F 197526%35%
Jan 5-1°F-14°F33°F 1960-57°F 197526%35%
Jan 6-1°F-14°F34°F 1934-57°F 197525%34%
Jan 7-1°F-15°F33°F 1944-55°F 197525%34%
Jan 8-1°F-15°F40°F 1930-53°F 195225%34%
Jan 9-1°F-15°F40°F 1937-56°F 195225%34%
Jan 10-1°F-15°F40°F 1937-56°F 195224%33%
Jan 11-1°F-15°F37°F 1940-53°F 193424%33%
Jan 12-1°F-15°F47°F 2025-56°F 193424%33%
Jan 13-1°F-15°F42°F 2025-65°F 193424%33%
Jan 14-1°F-15°F44°F 2009-66°F 193424%33%
Jan 15-1°F-15°F50°F 1981-64°F 193424%33%
Jan 16-1°F-15°F52°F 2009-58°F 193423%33%
Jan 170°F-15°F48°F 2009-57°F 194723%33%
Jan 180°F-14°F38°F 1965-60°F 197123%33%
Jan 190°F-14°F42°F 1981-60°F 197123%33%
Jan 200°F-14°F45°F 1961-56°F 193423%32%
Jan 211°F-14°F47°F 1961-60°F 193423%32%
Jan 221°F-13°F37°F 1962-55°F 193423%32%
Jan 231°F-13°F39°F 1981-55°F 197122%32%
Jan 242°F-13°F46°F 1977-58°F 197122%31%
Jan 252°F-13°F45°F 1991-59°F 193422%31%
Jan 263°F-12°F39°F 1948-60°F 193422%31%
Jan 273°F-12°F39°F 1945-58°F 193322%30%
Jan 284°F-12°F42°F 1945-60°F 193321%30%
Jan 294°F-11°F35°F 1931-58°F 193321%30%
Jan 305°F-11°F38°F 1985-56°F 194721%30%
Jan 315°F-10°F42°F 1940-51°F 194721%29%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at South Van Horn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

January 1
sunrise 10:54 AM, sunset 2:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 9:39 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502970 (Fairbanks Midtown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026411, 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.