Colfax climate

Colfax Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 1.2 km from Colfax

Average highs run from 54°F on January 1 to 56°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.83 in over about 11 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 Colfax, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
7.83 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
83°FJan 17, 1920
Record low
-1°FJan 21, 1937
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 10 h 13 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 154°F36°F77°F 19188°F 192436%2%
Jan 254°F36°F73°F 19184°F 192436%2%
Jan 354°F36°F71°F 19139°F 195036%2%
Jan 454°F36°F74°F 19198°F 191036%2%
Jan 554°F36°F75°F 19038°F 191036%2%
Jan 654°F36°F75°F 19034°F 191336%2%
Jan 754°F36°F73°F 19324°F 193736%2%
Jan 854°F37°F72°F 19285°F 193736%2%
Jan 955°F37°F75°F 19235°F 193736%2%
Jan 1055°F37°F72°F 19026°F 191336%2%
Jan 1155°F37°F75°F 19285°F 193036%2%
Jan 1255°F37°F72°F 192911°F 196336%1%
Jan 1355°F37°F75°F 193312°F 193036%1%
Jan 1455°F37°F77°F 19127°F 193036%1%
Jan 1555°F37°F70°F 19428°F 195036%2%
Jan 1655°F37°F74°F 192012°F 190736%2%
Jan 1755°F37°F83°F 192012°F 191736%2%
Jan 1855°F37°F82°F 192012°F 194336%2%
Jan 1955°F37°F78°F 194410°F 193736%2%
Jan 2055°F37°F74°F 19446°F 193736%2%
Jan 2155°F37°F69°F 1944-1°F 193737%2%
Jan 2255°F37°F68°F 19449°F 193737%2%
Jan 2355°F37°F73°F 19487°F 193737%2%
Jan 2455°F37°F73°F 19489°F 194937%2%
Jan 2555°F37°F72°F 198410°F 193737%2%
Jan 2656°F37°F72°F 193411°F 194937%2%
Jan 2756°F37°F72°F 189913°F 194937%3%
Jan 2856°F37°F76°F 193114°F 194937%3%
Jan 2956°F37°F73°F 190615°F 190237%3%
Jan 3056°F37°F73°F 191311°F 197537%3%
Jan 3156°F37°F79°F 190610°F 191637%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00046136, 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.