Carmacks Weather in January
Carmacks in January
The short of it: Carmacks in January averages a high of -18 °C (-0 °F) and a low of -29 °C (-20 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 6 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -18° · low -29° · rain 17 mm · daylight 6 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
January in Carmacks brings afternoons near -18° and nights around -29°, with about 17 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Carmacks: highs scarcely reach -18°, nights fall to -29°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 4 min in mid-January, 54 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Carmacks runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Haines Junction, 162 km to the SSW, is 5° warmer by day.
January in Carmacks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines JunctionYukon | 162 km SSW | -13° | -23° | 37 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 166 km SSE | -11° | -20° | 22 mm |
| MayoYukon | 168 km N | -18° | -28° | 20 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 270 km NW | -22° | -30° | 18 mm |
| SkagwayAlaska | 297 km S | -2° | -8° | 143 mm |
| HainesAlaska | 321 km S | 1° | -5° | 150 mm |
| YakutatAlaska | 338 km SW | 1° | -6° | 338 mm |
| TokAlaska | 368 km WNW | -20° | -27° | 10 mm |