Weather on January 12

Anchorage, AK

55 Years of Data

Avg High
22°F
Avg Low
7°F
Warmest
2025
43°F avg
Coldest
1972
-7°F avg

About This Date

January 12th in Anchorage, AK typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 22°F and lows near 7°F. Over 36 years of records, the warmest January 12th was in 2025 (43°F average), while the coldest was 1972 (-7°F) — a 50°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 14% of recorded January 12th dates, with snow falling 6% of the time. The last decade has been 4.7°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 4.7°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 12th in Anchorage, AK? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Warming Trend
3.6°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
2026-3°
2025warmest49°37°43°
202425°12°19°
202327°11°19°
202230°22°26°
202128°15°22°
202012°-14°-1°
201914°-3°
201829°16°23°
2017-5°
201631°28°30°0.03"
201533°17°25°
201418°11°15°0.1"
201337°26°32°
201229°11°20°0.56"
201130°19°
201019°14°
200920°14°
2008-5°
200741°21°31°
200619°12°
2005-2°-13°-7°
200419°-3°
200330°15°23°
200226°19°23°
200133°26°30°0.03"0.2"
2000-15°-5°
199934°20°27°
199818°
199726°15°21°
1996-11°-2°
199511°-2°0.05"0.3"
199422°15°
197313°-3°
1972coldest10°-24°-7°
197116°-12°
36 years of data from ANCHORAGE PARK STRIP

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