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Typical January weather

Denali National Park

Alaska · January

Nothing open, nothing moving, and the range utterly still.

10° days
-6° nights

about 9 snowy days · 5½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What January feels like

January in the park means a plowed road for the first few miles and skis or a snowmachine past that. The visitor center is shuttered and the buses are parked; the people you'll meet out here live in Healy, and the aurora over the Alaska Range on a clear night is the whole reason to come.

Winter is doing its thing: 9.6 in of snow in a typical January, with fresh snow on about 9 days. Nearly every night dips below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high10°
Typical low-6°
Days with snow9
Rain and melted snow0.6 in
Snowfall9.6 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)10:16 am / 3:53 pm

How January compares

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