Palmer weather in January: Palmer, Alaska: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Palmer in January has a normal high of 22°F and a normal low of 8°F, a daily mean of 15°F, rising from 22°F on the 1st to 25°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 0.65 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −5°C and low of −13°C, 17 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationPalmer Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00025331
- Location61.60°N 149.09°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- Population6,626
- Jan 22° 8°
- Feb 28° 13°
- Mar 34° 17°
- Apr 48° 30°
- May 59° 39°
- Jun 66° 47°
- Jul 68° 51°
- Aug 65° 48°
- Sep 56° 41°
- Oct 42° 29°
- Nov 29° 16°
- Dec 25° 11°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Palmer in January?
The normal high is 22°F and the normal low 8°F, for a daily mean of 15.4°F. January is 2.9°F cooler than December and 5.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Palmer and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 22°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 7.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 8°F and 23°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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 22°F | 8°F | 22% | 8% |
| January 8 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% |
| January 15 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% |
| January 22 | 23°F | 9°F | 21% | 7% |
| January 31 | 25°F | 11°F | 21% | 7% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 9)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 22°F | 8°F | 22% | 8% | 5 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 22°F | 8°F | 22% | 8% | 5 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 22°F | 7°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 22°F | 7°F | 21% | 8% | 5 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 22°F | 7°F | 21% | 8% | 6 h |
| January 12 | 22°F | 7°F | 21% | 8% | 6 h |
| January 13 | 22°F | 7°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h |
| January 14 | 22°F | 7°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 22°F | 8°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 23°F | 9°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 23°F | 9°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 23°F | 9°F | 21% | 7% | 6 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 23°F | 9°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h |
| January 26 | 23°F | 9°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h |
| January 27 | 24°F | 10°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 24°F | 10°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 24°F | 10°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 25°F | 10°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 25°F | 11°F | 21% | 7% | 7 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 22°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 8°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.65 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 5 h 30 min to 7 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 57%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00025331; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Palmer in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around January 1 (22%). In all, 0.65 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Palmer, 29 nights fall to freezing and 22 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00025331.
What are the records for January in Palmer?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 58°F, on January 26, 2014; the coldest is −27°F, on January 9, 2007. The wettest January brought 2.72 in (2025).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 15.4°F: 2021 23.7°F (+8.3), 2022 19.0°F (+3.6), 2023 25.0°F (+9.6), 2024 12.8°F (−2.6), 2025 27.0°F (+11.6), 2026 12.8°F (−2.6). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.7°F | +8.3°F | 1.05 in |
| 2022 | 19.0°F | +3.6°F | 0.92 in |
| 2023 | 25.0°F | +9.6°F | 0.14 in |
| 2024 | 12.8°F | −2.6°F | 0.45 in |
| 2025 | 27.0°F | +11.6°F | 2.72 in |
| 2026 | 12.8°F | −2.6°F | 1.06 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00025331; recent months: ACIS, station USW00025331. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Palmer 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; Palmer's is 22°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.