United States · 1991–2020 normal
Girdwood in
January.
Typical January weather in Girdwood: -2.8°C by day, -8.4°C at night, 186 mm of rain over 15.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-2.8°C
Typical low-8.4°C
Rain186 mm
Wet days15.2
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 63). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 24 from latitude 60.94°.
Event window
Long northern nights in January
At 60.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 24. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -8.4°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -8.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5862837
- NOAA station
- USC00500243 · ALYESKA
- Station distance
- 3.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.