Weather in Anchorage in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Anchorage;
Average weather
Average temperature in Anchorage in January
The temperature in January is -2°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +6°C during the day and a minimum of -17°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to 0°C.
Is Anchorage warm or cold in January?
Anchorage is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -4°C to -5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -10°C to -11°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Anchorage, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Anchorage in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -5°C | -3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -31°C | -34°C | -32°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +11°C | +9°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 17 mm | 16 mm | 13 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 81% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1002 HPa | 1003 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 14 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -4°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -5°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 17 mm to 16 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 2 to 3.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Anchorage is gradually decreasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Anchorage.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Anchorage?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Anchorage in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+5°C) and the highest in 2016 (+9°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 360 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 8052 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Anchorage
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Anchorage, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.