Weather on January 17 at Kenai Fjords

Kenai Fjords National Park

AKAlaska
Avg High31°F
Avg Low22°F
Warmest200343°F
Coldest1971-3°F

Based on 56 years of data from Seward, AK

Planning Your Visit

January 17th in Kenai Fjords National Park (via Seward, AK) typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 31°F and lows near 22°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 17th was in 2003 (43°F average), while the coldest was 1971 (-3°F) — a 46°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 61% of recorded January 17th dates, with snow falling 16% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 10.5"). The last decade has been 4.3°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 4.3°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 17th in Kenai Fjords? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold. Consider bringing rain gear or an umbrella.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202633°F26°F0.76"--
202539°F30°F0.46"--
202437°F26°F0"--
202339°F31°F0.15"--
202226°F18°F0"--
202140°F34°F4.5"--
202024°F6°F0"--
201940°F32°F0"--
201839°F29°F1.6"--
201714°F5°F0"--
201643°F33°F0.2"--
201538°F34°F0.84"--
201444°F29°F8.41"--
201329°F22°F0"--
20126°F-2°F0"--
201115°F1°F0"--
201034°F25°F0.25"--
200940°F34°F1.04"--
200832°F20°F0.41"2"
200731°F13°F0"0"
200618°F7°F0"--
200522°F9°F0"0"
200417°F-1°F0"0"
200350°F35°F0.94"0"
200236°F32°F3.43"--
200144°F33°F4.5"0"
200019°F10°F0"0"
199921°F7°F0"0"
199838°F33°F0.33"2"
199738°F34°F0"0"
199616°F10°F0"0"
199536°F26°F0.64"3.5"
199437°F28°F0.18"0"
199340°F35°F2.01"0"
199241°F34°F2.24"0"
199135°F8°F0.91"0"
199039°F35°F0.41"0"
198915°F8°F0"0"
198833°F27°F0.05"0"
198740°F33°F1.55"0"
198635°F22°F0.05"0"
198542°F34°F2.54"0"
198436°F32°F0.05"0.3"
198329°F24°F0.08"0"
198231°F20°F0"0"
198144°F37°F3.3"0"
198037°F23°F2.51"1.4"
197935°F21°F0"0"
197835°F30°F0.41"1.1"
197743°F35°F2.34"0"
197638°F33°F1.5"--
197539°F32°F2.59"0.5"
197418°F7°F1.35"10.5"
19733°F-5°F0"0.2"
197217°F-4°F0"0"
19710°F-7°F0"0"

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