Sitka weather in January: Sitka, Alaska: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Sitka in January has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 41°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 21 days in a normal January, 8.22 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of 0°C, 209 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationSitka Airport
- Station IDUSW00025333
- Location57.05°N 135.36°W
- Elevation14 ft (4 m)
- Population8,355
- Jan 41° 32°
- Feb 41° 32°
- Mar 43° 33°
- Apr 48° 37°
- May 53° 43°
- Jun 58° 48°
- Jul 60° 53°
- Aug 62° 53°
- Sep 58° 49°
- Oct 51° 42°
- Nov 44° 36°
- Dec 42° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sitka in January?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 36.5°F. January is 1.0°F cooler than December and 0.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Sitka and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 40°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 33°F and 40°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 68%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% |
| January 8 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 50% |
| January 15 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% |
| January 22 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 48% |
| January 31 | 41°F | 32°F | 65% | 46% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 30, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% | 6 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% | 6 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% | 6 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% | 6 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% | 7 h |
| January 6 | 40°F | 33°F | 68% | 50% | 7 h |
| January 7 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 50% | 7 h |
| January 8 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 50% | 7 h |
| January 9 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h |
| January 10 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 49% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 40°F | 32°F | 68% | 48% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 41°F | 32°F | 68% | 48% | 7 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 41°F | 32°F | 68% | 48% | 7 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 48% | 7 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 48% | 7 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 48% | 7 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 48% | 7 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 48% | 8 h |
| January 26 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 47% | 8 h |
| January 27 | 41°F | 32°F | 67% | 47% | 8 h |
| January 28 | 41°F | 32°F | 66% | 47% | 8 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 41°F | 32°F | 66% | 47% | 8 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 41°F | 32°F | 66% | 46% | 8 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 41°F | 32°F | 65% | 46% | 8 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 41°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 32°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 8.22 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 210.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 6 h 50 min to 8 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 46%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00025333; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sitka in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 67% on average, highest around January 1 (68%). In all, 8.22 in falls on 21 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Sitka, 14 nights fall to freezing and 3 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00025333.
How humid and windy is Sitka in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 39°F with 73% relative humidity and a dew point of 31°F; at 6 a.m. it is 36°F with 79% humidity. The wind averages 8.8 mph, most often from the east-southeast in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 36°F | 30°F | 79% | 8.7 mph | 29% |
| 9 a.m. | 36°F | 30°F | 79% | 8.6 mph | 25% |
| noon | 38°F | 31°F | 75% | 8.9 mph | 23% |
| 3 p.m. | 39°F | 31°F | 73% | 9.1 mph | 24% |
| 6 p.m. | 37°F | 30°F | 77% | 8.8 mph | 25% |
| 9 p.m. | 36°F | 30°F | 78% | 8.5 mph | 29% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00025333. 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 Sitka?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1944) is 63°F, on January 14, 2018; the coldest is 0°F, on January 9, 1953. The wettest January brought 15.76 in (1963); the snowiest, 29.4 inches (1990).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 36.5°F: 2021 38.8°F (+2.3), 2022 35.8°F (−0.7), 2023 41.8°F (+5.3), 2024 37.9°F (+1.4), 2025 40.6°F (+4.1), 2026 39.9°F (+3.4). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.8°F | +2.3°F | 8.52 in |
| 2022 | 35.8°F | −0.7°F | 12.58 in |
| 2023 | 41.8°F | +5.3°F | 8.19 in |
| 2024 | 37.9°F | +1.4°F | 12.02 in |
| 2025 | 40.6°F | +4.1°F | 8.74 in |
| 2026 | 39.9°F | +3.4°F | 10.49 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00025333; recent months: ACIS, station USW00025333. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Sitka 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; Sitka's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.