Weather on January 20 at Denali
Denali National Park and Preserve
Based on 55 years of data from Fairbanks, AK
Elevation Note: Denali sits at 1,700 ft. Expect temperatures 6°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Fairbanks, AK at a lower elevation.
Planning Your Visit
January 20th in Denali National Park (via Fairbanks, AK) typically brings frigid winter weather, with average highs around 1°F and lows near -17°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest January 20th was in 1980 (27°F average), while the coldest was 1989 (-54°F) — a 81°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 11% of recorded January 20th dates, with snow falling 15% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.9"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for January 20th in Denali? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6°F | -3°F | -- | -- |
| 2025 | 26°F | 8°F | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 0°F | -27°F | -- | -- |
| 2023 | -2°F | -11°F | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 5°F | -22°F | -- | -- |
| 2021 | 11°F | -2°F | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -10°F | -29°F | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -1°F | -13°F | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 7°F | -15°F | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -7°F | -35°F | 0" | 0.4" |
| 2016 | 5°F | -2°F | -- | -- |
| 2015 | -3°F | -14°F | -- | -- |
| 2014 | 33°F | 7°F | -- | -- |
| 2013 | 11°F | 2°F | -- | -- |
| 2012 | -28°F | -38°F | -- | -- |
| 2011 | -24°F | -41°F | -- | -- |
| 2010 | -11°F | -25°F | -- | -- |
| 2009 | 20°F | -8°F | -- | -- |
| 2008 | 32°F | 15°F | -- | -- |
| 2007 | -9°F | -19°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2006 | -25°F | -40°F | -- | -- |
| 2005 | -11°F | -37°F | -- | -- |
| 2004 | 8°F | -8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2003 | 21°F | 10°F | -- | -- |
| 2002 | 16°F | 11°F | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 20°F | 0°F | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 28°F | 9°F | 0.08" | 0.6" |
| 1999 | -34°F | -47°F | -- | -- |
| 1998 | -12°F | -23°F | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 3°F | -10°F | 0.18" | 0.8" |
| 1996 | -25°F | -30°F | -- | -- |
| 1995 | 4°F | -13°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1994 | 7°F | -5°F | 0.46" | 2.9" |
| 1993 | -17°F | -40°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1992 | 5°F | -20°F | -- | 0.9" |
| 1991 | 40°F | 7°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 8°F | -8°F | -- | -- |
| 1989 | -52°F | -57°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1988 | -2°F | -21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1987 | 21°F | 0°F | 0.08" | 0.6" |
| 1986 | 2°F | -2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1985 | 22°F | 1°F | 0.76" | 0.2" |
| 1984 | -18°F | -29°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1983 | -8°F | -25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1982 | 11°F | -33°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1981 | 33°F | 1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1980 | 44°F | 10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1979 | -24°F | -29°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1978 | 15°F | 2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1977 | 4°F | -20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1975 | 12°F | -14°F | 0.08" | 0.4" |
| 1974 | -14°F | -40°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1973 | -37°F | -52°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1972 | -31°F | -42°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1971 | -26°F | -46°F | 0" | 0" |