United States · 1991–2020 normal

Ridgeway in
January.

Typical January weather in Ridgeway: -5.1°C by day, -13.5°C at night, 22 mm of rain over 5.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.1°C
Typical low-13.5°C
Rain22 mm
Wet days5.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 61). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 31 from latitude 60.53°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.0°C (19 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 60.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 31. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -13.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -13.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5872730
NOAA station
USW00026523 · KENAI AP
Station distance
10 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.