Cold Bay weather in January: Cold Bay, Alaska: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Cold Bay in January has a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 28°F, holding near 33°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 21 days in a normal January, 3.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −5°C, 86 mm of precipitation and 32 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationCold Bay Airport
- Station IDUSW00025624
- Location55.22°N 162.73°W
- Elevation78 ft (24 m)
- Population60
- Jan 33° 24°
- Feb 35° 26°
- Mar 35° 24°
- Apr 40° 30°
- May 47° 36°
- Jun 52° 42°
- Jul 56° 47°
- Aug 57° 48°
- Sep 53° 43°
- Oct 47° 36°
- Nov 40° 31°
- Dec 36° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cold Bay in January?
The normal high is 33°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 28.4°F. January is 2.4°F cooler than December and 1.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Cold Bay and the 6th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 24°F and 33°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 70%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 34°F | 24°F | 70% | 33% |
| January 8 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 32% |
| January 15 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% |
| January 22 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% |
| January 31 | 34°F | 25°F | 68% | 30% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 7)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 34°F | 24°F | 70% | 33% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 33°F | 23°F | 70% | 33% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 33°F | 23°F | 70% | 33% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 33°F | 23°F | 70% | 32% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 32% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 32% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 32% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 32% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 32% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 31% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 33°F | 23°F | 69% | 31% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% | 7 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% | 7 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% | 7 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% | 7 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 33°F | 23°F | 68% | 31% | 7 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 7 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 7 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h |
| January 21 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h |
| January 22 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h |
| January 23 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 33°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 34°F | 24°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 34°F | 25°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 34°F | 25°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 34°F | 25°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 34°F | 25°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 34°F | 25°F | 68% | 30% | 8 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 33°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 210.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 12.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 7 h 10 min to 8 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 50%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00025624; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cold Bay in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 68% on average, highest around January 1 (70%). In all, 3.38 in falls on 21 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Cold Bay, 24 nights fall to freezing, 11 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 12.6 inches.
Snow falls on 13 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 16 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00025624.
How humid and windy is Cold Bay in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 31°F with 82% relative humidity and a dew point of 26°F; at 6 a.m. it is 28°F with 85% humidity. The wind averages 17.1 mph, most often from the east in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 28°F | 24°F | 85% | 16.9 mph | 17% |
| 9 a.m. | 28°F | 24°F | 85% | 17.1 mph | 13% |
| noon | 30°F | 25°F | 83% | 16.8 mph | 11% |
| 3 p.m. | 31°F | 26°F | 82% | 17.8 mph | 8% |
| 6 p.m. | 30°F | 25°F | 83% | 17.2 mph | 13% |
| 9 p.m. | 29°F | 25°F | 85% | 16.9 mph | 13% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00025624. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Cold Bay?
The warmest January temperature on Cold Bay's official record (since 1942) is 59°F, on January 12, 1947; the coldest is −13°F, on January 30, 2000. The wettest January brought 7.07 in (2025); the snowiest, 57.1 inches (2000).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 28.4°F: 2021 29.4°F (+1.0), 2022 28.1°F (−0.3), 2023 27.0°F (−1.4), 2024 29.4°F (+1.0), 2025 34.9°F (+6.5), 2026 27.8°F (−0.6). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29.4°F | +1.0°F | 5.39 in |
| 2022 | 28.1°F | −0.3°F | 1.80 in |
| 2023 | 27.0°F | −1.4°F | 2.42 in |
| 2024 | 29.4°F | +1.0°F | 6.82 in |
| 2025 | 34.9°F | +6.5°F | 7.07 in |
| 2026 | 27.8°F | −0.6°F | 1.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CDBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00025624. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Cold Bay compare across Alaska?
Across the 85 places PlainClimate covers in Alaska, January normal highs run from −11°F in Chicken to 41°F in Metlakatla; Cold Bay's is 33°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.