Weather on January 8 at Lake Clark

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

AKAlaska200 ft elevation
Avg High20°F
Avg Low5°F
Warmest200136°F
Coldest2026-17°F

Based on 34 years of data from Anchorage, AK

Planning Your Visit

January 8th in Lake Clark National Park (via Anchorage, AK) typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 20°F and lows near 5°F. Over 34 years of records, the warmest January 8th was in 2001 (36°F average), while the coldest was 2026 (-17°F) — a 53°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 18% of recorded January 8th dates, with snow falling 12% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 1.5"). The last decade has been 3.9°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 3.9°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 8th in Lake Clark? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
2026-10°F-24°F0"--
202545°F27°F0"--
202433°F11°F0"--
202315°F-7°F0.03"--
202211°F-14°F0"--
202135°F21°F0"--
2020-1°F-11°F0"--
201910°F4°F0"--
201819°F8°F0"--
201710°F-6°F0"--
201625°F14°F0"--
201530°F17°F0"--
201430°F19°F0"--
201327°F10°F0"--
201219°F-3°F0.33"--
201119°F9°F0"--
20094°F-18°F0"--
200817°F6°F0.08"--
2007-1°F-19°F0"--
200630°F17°F0"--
200522°F11°F0"0"
200415°F-7°F0"--
200320°F4°F0"0"
200235°F26°F0.05"0"
200143°F29°F0.25"1.5"
200023°F9°F0"0.2"
199922°F14°F0"0.7"
199820°F12°F----
1997-8°F-19°F0"0"
19967°F-3°F0.08"0.3"
199525°F9°F0"0"
199413°F-3°F0"0"
197333°F20°F0"0"
197127°F-6°F0"0"

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