Yukon weather in January

In January, Yukon sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yukon's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yukon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
49°
12th warmest
Overnight low
30°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.4 in
4.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:45 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
10 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Yukon is city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
375/km²
people per km²
Founded
1901

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month.

A typical January day in Yukon reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14830
24830
34830
44830
54829
64829
74829
84829
94829
104829
114829
124829
134829
144829
154929
164929
174929
184929
194930
204930
215030
225030
235030
245030
255030
265030
275030
285030
295130
305130
315130

How January really feels in Yukon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Yukon weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 30°1.44.51.29.92.4
Feb54° / 33°1.75.31.410.73.6
Mar63° / 42°2.77.20.711.75.9
Apr71° / 50°3.78.3012.97.0
May79° / 60°4.411013.86.5
Jun88° / 69°3.69.3014.44.6
Jul93° / 73°2.26.4014.23.4
Aug92° / 72°2.56.6013.33.8
Sep84° / 64°2.76.9012.26.2
Oct73° / 52°2.87.20.111.17.6
Nov60° / 40°1.95.50.410.15.6
Dec50° / 32°1.751.39.62.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186139
196040
206139
216139
226040
236040
246040
255941
265941
275842
285842
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Yukon gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 4.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1154
2154
3144
4144
5144
6144
7143
8143
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19144
20144
21144
22154
23155
24155
25155
26155
27166
28166
29166
30176
31177

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 10 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
139light breeze
149light breeze
159light breeze
169light breeze
179light breeze
189light breeze
199light breeze
209light breeze
219light breeze
229light breeze
239light breeze
249light breeze
259light breeze
269light breeze
279light breeze
289light breeze
299light breeze
309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:455:23
29.67:455:24
39.77:455:25
49.77:465:26
59.77:465:26
69.77:465:27
79.77:465:28
89.77:465:29
99.77:465:30
109.77:465:30
119.87:465:31
129.87:465:32
139.87:455:33
149.87:455:34
159.87:455:35
169.87:455:36
179.97:455:37
189.97:445:38
199.97:445:39
209.97:445:40
2110.07:435:40
2210.07:435:41
2310.07:435:42
2410.07:425:43
2510.07:425:44
2610.17:415:45
2710.17:415:46
2810.17:405:47
2910.17:405:48
3010.27:395:49
3110.27:385:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Yukon?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yukon.

What to pack for Yukon in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Yukon sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Yukon in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yukon peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yukon?

Yukon sits at 35.5°N, 97.8°W, 1,289 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bethany, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Yukon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Yukon.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Yukon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 1,309 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 ft.

The land around Yukon is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (45%) and cropland (23%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
341 ft
50 miles
1,030 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bethany 7.5 mi · Mustang 8.7 mi · El Reno 11 mi · Oklahoma City 14 mi · Del City 19 mi · Edmond 19 mi · Moore 19 mi · Midwest City 21 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Yukon (35.5067°, -97.7625°, elevation 1,289 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).