United States · 1991–2020 normal

Wasilla in
January.

Typical January weather in Wasilla: -4.7°C by day, -12°C at night, 24 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.7°C
Typical low-12°C
Rain24 mm
Wet days4.5

Comfort score 5 this month (June leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 12 from latitude 61.58°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 12. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -12°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -12°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5877641
NOAA station
USC00500302 · ANDERSON LAKE
Station distance
7.2 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 15 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.