Alta climate

Alta Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Blue Canyon AP, 11.7 km from Alta

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 10.55 in over about 12 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
10.55 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
76°FJan 7, 2013
Record low
5°FJan 3, 1950
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 146°F34°F62°F 194611°F 196541%5%
Jan 246°F34°F61°F 19539°F 195040%5%
Jan 346°F35°F65°F 19845°F 195040%5%
Jan 447°F35°F69°F 198410°F 194940%5%
Jan 547°F35°F65°F 196915°F 197340%5%
Jan 647°F35°F65°F 201517°F 198240%5%
Jan 747°F35°F76°F 201315°F 196539%5%
Jan 847°F35°F62°F 201214°F 194939%5%
Jan 947°F35°F62°F 19866°F 194939%5%
Jan 1047°F35°F68°F 19535°F 194939%5%
Jan 1147°F35°F63°F 19836°F 194938%5%
Jan 1247°F35°F62°F 202612°F 199738%5%
Jan 1347°F35°F69°F 20098°F 199738%5%
Jan 1447°F35°F69°F 200912°F 195038%5%
Jan 1547°F35°F67°F 194812°F 195038%5%
Jan 1647°F35°F67°F 197613°F 198738%5%
Jan 1747°F35°F67°F 202114°F 198737%5%
Jan 1847°F35°F69°F 196122°F 195537%5%
Jan 1947°F35°F70°F 194418°F 197337%5%
Jan 2047°F35°F65°F 196117°F 196237%5%
Jan 2147°F34°F64°F 201310°F 196237%5%
Jan 2247°F34°F65°F 19488°F 196237%5%
Jan 2346°F34°F68°F 194810°F 194938%5%
Jan 2446°F34°F67°F 19489°F 195038%5%
Jan 2546°F34°F71°F 20156°F 195038%5%
Jan 2646°F34°F61°F 195511°F 195738%5%
Jan 2746°F34°F64°F 19849°F 195738%5%
Jan 2846°F34°F68°F 202410°F 196938%5%
Jan 2946°F34°F67°F 196210°F 196938%5%
Jan 3046°F34°F67°F 198414°F 195038%6%
Jan 3145°F34°F71°F 196213°F 195038%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023225 (Blue Canyon AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.