Mesa Verde Weather in January
Average highs run from 66°F on January 1 to 70°F on January 31, and lows from 42°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 3 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 0.53 in
- Record high
- 89°FJan 25, 1951
- Record low
- 20°FJan 8, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 36%
- Daylight
- 9 h 59 min to 10 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- Humidity
- 44%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 7.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 66°F | 42°F | 82°F 1981 | 24°F 1976 | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 66°F | 42°F | 80°F 1981 | 27°F 2015 | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 66°F | 42°F | 78°F 1997 | 21°F 1974 | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 66°F | 42°F | 80°F 1981 | 23°F 1950 | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 67°F | 42°F | 79°F 1981 | 22°F 1950 | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 67°F | 42°F | 80°F 1962 | 25°F 1950 | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 1962 | 24°F 1971 | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 1962 | 20°F 1971 | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 67°F | 43°F | 80°F 1962 | 25°F 1971 | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 67°F | 43°F | 80°F 1996 | 26°F 1964 | 8% |
| Jan 11 | 68°F | 43°F | 80°F 1986 | 27°F 1950 | 8% |
| Jan 12 | 68°F | 43°F | 79°F 1983 | 26°F 1962 | 8% |
| Jan 13 | 68°F | 43°F | 78°F 1983 | 25°F 2013 | 8% |
| Jan 14 | 68°F | 43°F | 83°F 2021 | 25°F 2007 | 8% |
| Jan 15 | 68°F | 43°F | 82°F 2021 | 28°F 1987 | 8% |
| Jan 16 | 68°F | 43°F | 86°F 2021 | 29°F 1964 | 8% |
| Jan 17 | 68°F | 43°F | 82°F 1959 | 25°F 2007 | 8% |
| Jan 18 | 69°F | 43°F | 85°F 1971 | 30°F 1960 | 8% |
| Jan 19 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 1971 | 29°F 1990 | 8% |
| Jan 20 | 69°F | 44°F | 83°F 1971 | 30°F 2008 | 8% |
| Jan 21 | 69°F | 44°F | 80°F 2009 | 30°F 1963 | 8% |
| Jan 22 | 69°F | 44°F | 79°F 1950 | 31°F 1966 | 8% |
| Jan 23 | 69°F | 44°F | 82°F 1950 | 30°F 1972 | 8% |
| Jan 24 | 69°F | 44°F | 82°F 1951 | 29°F 1996 | 8% |
| Jan 25 | 70°F | 44°F | 89°F 1951 | 31°F 1972 | 8% |
| Jan 26 | 70°F | 44°F | 81°F 2003 | 30°F 2002 | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 70°F | 44°F | 79°F 1971 | 29°F 1972 | 8% |
| Jan 28 | 70°F | 44°F | 81°F 2018 | 29°F 1950 | 8% |
| Jan 29 | 70°F | 44°F | 83°F 2018 | 30°F 1975 | 8% |
| Jan 30 | 70°F | 44°F | 83°F 1953 | 26°F 1949 | 8% |
| Jan 31 | 70°F | 44°F | 86°F 2003 | 30°F 1949 | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023158 (Blythe AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023158, 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.