Alaska January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Alaska for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest January in Alaska History?

1981 was the warmest January in Alaska history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 26.5 °F, and the average low was 13.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Alaska History?

2012 was the coolest January in Alaska history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was -5.4 °F, and the average low was -20.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	13	16.8	5.1
2022	48	9.8	-2.8
2021	15	16.7	4.6
2020	89	-0.1	-12.6
2019	29	14.1	1.0
2018	33	12.9	0.5
2017	44	11.8	-2.7
2016	5	23.0	11.4
2015	31	13.5	0.8
2014	3	24.0	12.8
2013	19	15.8	3.9
2012	99	-5.4	-20.2
2011	32	13.9	0.2
2010	55	7.5	-4.5
2009	63	6.7	-7.2
2008	61	7.5	-6.8
2007	39	12.1	-1.1
2006	83	1.4	-10.9
2005	33	13.4	-0.1
2004	65	6.8	-7.5
2003	17	17.1	3.3
2002	21	16.1	3.0
2001	6	21.6	9.8
2000	59	7.5	-6.1
1999	77	4.4	-11.0
1998	60	7.0	-5.8
1997	64	6.7	-7.2
1996	74	4.0	-8.9
1995	41	11.5	-1.5
1994	30	13.1	1.7
1993	51	10.3	-4.0
1992	36	12.2	0.7
1991	45	11.2	-3.2
1990	69	5.2	-8.2
1989	97	-5.0	-18.8
1988	28	14.0	1.3
1987	24	15.5	1.7
1986	38	11.9	-0.2
1985	2	24.6	12.9
1984	52	9.8	-3.5
1983	67	5.8	-7.7
1982	68	5.6	-8.3
1981	1	26.5	13.7
1980	70	6.4	-9.8
1979	16	16.2	4.3
1978	10	18.8	6.7
1977	4	23.0	11.8
1976	56	7.4	-5.6
1975	81	2.4	-11.4
1974	74	4.5	-9.3
1973	87	0.9	-13.6
1972	81	2.4	-11.4
1971	96	-4.0	-19.6
1970	86	0.6	-13.0
1969	84	1.1	-10.9
1968	54	9.5	-4.7
1967	56	8.8	-6.8
1966	73	4.3	-8.8
1965	72	5.6	-9.1
1964	62	6.4	-6.6
1963	14	16.5	5.0
1962	50	11.1	-4.4
1961	20	15.9	3.5
1960	43	11.1	-1.8
1959	76	4.1	-9.3
1958	45	10.6	-2.6
1957	18	17.1	2.6
1956	87	1.1	-13.7
1955	26	15.1	1.7
1954	77	4.5	-11.2
1953	85	1.6	-11.7
1952	80	3.9	-12.1
1951	91	-0.4	-13.8
1950	35	15.2	-2.1
1949	53	10.7	-5.1
1948	45	11.4	-3.4
1947	94	-2.1	-17.8
1946	37	12.8	0.0
1945	9	20.7	7.6
1944	48	10.9	-3.9
1943	92	-1.6	-15.2
1942	12	18.1	4.6
1941	66	6.5	-8.2
1940	23	17.0	1.3
1939	70	5.0	-8.5
1938	79	4.3	-11.3
1937	7	23.9	7.3
1936	41	11.4	-1.5
1935	58	8.0	-6.4
1934	98	-4.7	-19.4
1933	93	-0.8	-17.0
1932	89	1.8	-14.6
1931	24	15.8	1.4
1930	21	17.0	2.0
1929	11	18.6	5.5
1928	27	15.3	0.6
1927	39	13.1	-2.2
1926	8	21.0	9.0
1925	95	-3.5	-18.3