Anacortes weather in January: Anacortes, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Anacortes in January has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 43°F, rising from 47°F on the 1st to 49°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 18 days in a normal January, 3.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of 3°C, 100 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationAnacortes
- Station IDUSC00450176
- Location48.51°N 122.61°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
- Population18,148
- Jan 48° 37°
- Feb 51° 37°
- Mar 54° 40°
- Apr 59° 43°
- May 66° 48°
- Jun 70° 52°
- Jul 75° 54°
- Aug 75° 54°
- Sep 70° 51°
- Oct 61° 46°
- Nov 53° 40°
- Dec 47° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Anacortes in January?
The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 42.5°F. January is 0.6°F warmer than December and 1.2°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Anacortes and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 47°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 40°F and 45°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 59%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% |
| January 8 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% |
| January 15 | 48°F | 37°F | 57% | 35% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 37°F | 56% | 33% |
| January 31 | 49°F | 37°F | 53% | 30% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 48°F | 37°F | 58% | 35% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 48°F | 37°F | 58% | 35% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 48°F | 37°F | 58% | 35% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 48°F | 37°F | 58% | 35% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 48°F | 37°F | 58% | 35% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 48°F | 37°F | 57% | 35% | 8 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 48°F | 37°F | 57% | 34% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 48°F | 37°F | 57% | 34% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 48°F | 37°F | 57% | 34% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 48°F | 37°F | 57% | 34% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 49°F | 37°F | 56% | 33% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 49°F | 37°F | 56% | 33% | 9 h |
| January 22 | 49°F | 37°F | 56% | 33% | 9 h |
| January 23 | 49°F | 37°F | 56% | 32% | 9 h |
| January 24 | 49°F | 37°F | 55% | 32% | 9 h |
| January 25 | 49°F | 37°F | 55% | 32% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 37°F | 55% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 49°F | 37°F | 54% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 49°F | 37°F | 54% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 49°F | 37°F | 54% | 31% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 49°F | 37°F | 54% | 30% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 49°F | 37°F | 53% | 30% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 48°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 37°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 180.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 8 h 20 min to 9 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 52%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00450176; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Anacortes in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 57% on average, highest around January 1 (59%). In all, 3.93 in falls on 18 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Anacortes, 9 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00450176.
What are the records for January in Anacortes?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 64°F, on January 16, 1923; the coldest is 6°F, on January 8, 1909. The wettest January brought 8.14 in (1971); the snowiest, 23.5 inches (1950).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00450176. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Anacortes compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, January normal highs run from 30°F in Winthrop to 49°F in Long Beach; Anacortes's is 48°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Anacortes in December47°F by day, 37°F at night
- Anacortes in February51°F by day, 37°F at night
- Anacortes through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Long Beach: Washington's warmest Januarynormal high 49°F