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Warmest beach in Alaska in January

653 coastal locations in Alaska ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 4.5°C.

Warmest in January

Halibut Bay, Alaska

7.2°C

State January average

4.5°C

across 653 coastal locations in Alaska

Vs annual mean

-2.9°C

below the year-round state average

What the Alaska water feels like in January

Water at this temperature is freezing cold, can cause pain and takes your breath away. Unless you are very experienced and are under strict supervision, swimming in this water for more than a few minutes can be very dangerous. Be careful, stay safe, and enjoy the rush of endorphins and exhilaration from a brief cold water swim.

Alaska monthly average 3.9°C to 12.5°C
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  • Warmest month August 12.5°C
  • Coldest month March 3.9°C
  • Annual mean 7.4°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where January fits in the year

January sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Alaska sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Alaska beach we track. The list below uses the typical January mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Alaska beaches in January

Sorted by typical January mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location January mean
1 Halibut Bay, Alaska Alaska 7.2°C
2 Nakat Harbor, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.2°C
3 Port Tongass, Tongass Island, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.2°C
4 Forrester Island, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.2°C
5 American Bay, Kaigani Strait, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
6 Gooseneck Harbor, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
7 Security Cove, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
8 Cape Chacon, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
9 Ingraham Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
10 Nichols Bay, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
11 Barren Island, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
12 Eagle Point, Meares Passage, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
13 Hassler Harbor, Annette Island, Revillagigedo Channel, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
14 Kelp Island Passage, Duke Island, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
15 Metlakatla Alaska 7.0°C
16 Morse Cove, Duke Island, Revillagigedo Channel, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
17 Natalia Point, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
18 Sakie Bay, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
19 Sea Otter Harbor, Dall Island, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
20 View Cove, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
21 Windy Cove entrance Alaska 7.0°C
22 Boca de Quadra, Revillagigedo Channel, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
23 Cape Fox, Dixon Entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
24 Davis River entrance, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
25 Kah Shakes Cove, Revillagigedo Channel, Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
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26 Smeaton Bay (Wilson Arm), Alaska Alaska 7.0°C
27 Diver Islands, Meares Passage, Alaska Alaska 6.9°C
28 Minnie Bay, Alaska Alaska 6.9°C
29 Coronation Island, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
30 Kell Bay, Affleck Canal, Kuiu Island, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
31 Kuiu Island, Affleck Canal, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
32 Port McArthur, Kuiu Island, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
33 Table Bay, Kuiu Island, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
34 Ketchikan Alaska 6.8°C
35 Hunter Bay, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
36 Keete Inlet, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
37 Tah Bay, Alaska Alaska 6.8°C
38 Copper Harbor, Hetta Inlet, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
39 Elbow Bay, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
40 Hollis Anchorage, Kasaan Bay, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
41 Kaigani Harbor, Kaigani Strait, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
42 Kasook Inlet, Sukkwan Island, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
43 Kassa Inlet entrance, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
44 Keete Island, Nutkwa Inlets, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
45 Mabel Island, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
46 McFarland Islands, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
47 Mud Bay, Hetta Inlet, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
48 North Pass, West End, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
49 Soda Bay, Tlevak Strait, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C
50 Sulzer, Hetta Inlet, Alaska Alaska 6.7°C

Coldest 10 in Alaska in January

Same data the other way.

# Location January mean
1 Barrow Alaska -1.7°C
2 Cape Espenberg, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.6°C
3 Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue Sound Alaska -1.6°C
4 Kivalina Alaska -1.6°C
5 Northeast Cape, St. Lawrence Island Alaska -1.6°C
6 Point Hope Alaska -1.6°C
7 Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island Alaska -1.6°C
8 Fossil River entrance, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Alaska -1.6°C
9 Maknik Lagoon entrance, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Alaska -1.6°C
10 Red Dog Dock Alaska -1.6°C

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