Utqiagvik climate

Utqiagvik Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Barrow Post Rogers AP, 0.9 km from Utqiagvik

Average highs run from -4°F on January 1 to -6°F on January 31, and lows from -16°F to -18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.14 in over about 5 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 Utqiagvik, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-2002040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
-5°F
Average low
-18°F
Precipitation
0.14 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
36°FJan 1, 2017
Record low
-53°FJan 3, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
0 h 00 min to 4 h 01 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
98%
Dew point
-6°F
Wind
14.3 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 1-4°F-16°F36°F 2017-51°F 195618%28%
Jan 2-4°F-16°F34°F 2017-50°F 197518%27%
Jan 3-4°F-16°F30°F 2017-53°F 197518%27%
Jan 4-4°F-17°F36°F 1974-49°F 197517%27%
Jan 5-4°F-17°F32°F 1974-50°F 194317%27%
Jan 6-4°F-17°F31°F 1968-50°F 194317%26%
Jan 7-5°F-17°F31°F 2005-51°F 191717%26%
Jan 8-5°F-17°F31°F 2005-48°F 191717%26%
Jan 9-5°F-17°F33°F 2011-52°F 191717%26%
Jan 10-5°F-17°F28°F 2011-47°F 192517%25%
Jan 11-5°F-18°F29°F 1993-50°F 192516%25%
Jan 12-5°F-18°F32°F 1916-45°F 195116%25%
Jan 13-5°F-18°F33°F 1916-46°F 195116%25%
Jan 14-5°F-18°F28°F 1917-50°F 195116%25%
Jan 15-5°F-18°F32°F 1957-53°F 195116%25%
Jan 16-5°F-18°F32°F 1957-52°F 198016%25%
Jan 17-5°F-18°F33°F 1922-48°F 198916%25%
Jan 18-6°F-18°F31°F 1922-47°F 195116%25%
Jan 19-6°F-18°F33°F 1922-52°F 192516%24%
Jan 20-6°F-18°F33°F 2008-52°F 192516%24%
Jan 21-6°F-18°F30°F 1930-50°F 192516%24%
Jan 22-6°F-18°F30°F 1961-46°F 196816%24%
Jan 23-6°F-18°F31°F 2026-47°F 194716%24%
Jan 24-6°F-18°F33°F 2025-52°F 190316%24%
Jan 25-6°F-18°F30°F 1949-50°F 192516%24%
Jan 26-6°F-18°F31°F 1957-49°F 198916%24%
Jan 27-6°F-18°F29°F 1963-48°F 199316%24%
Jan 28-6°F-18°F34°F 1963-45°F 198916%25%
Jan 29-6°F-18°F35°F 1963-48°F 198416%25%
Jan 30-6°F-18°F27°F 1996-48°F 198416%25%
Jan 31-6°F-18°F29°F 1957-50°F 199316%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Utqiagvik, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

January 1
sunrise , sunset
January 31
sunrise 11:41 AM, sunset 3:42 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027502 (Barrow Post Rogers AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027502, 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.