Aspen climate

Aspen Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen 1SW, 1.9 km from Aspen

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.93 in over about 13 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 Aspen, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.93 in
Snowfall
28.1 in
Record high
62°FJan 2, 2006
Record low
-18°FJan 11, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
7°F
Wind
5.8 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 131°F9°F54°F 2006-15°F 201141%38%
Jan 231°F9°F62°F 2006-15°F 201141%38%
Jan 331°F9°F62°F 2006-12°F 201341%38%
Jan 431°F9°F54°F 2026-8°F 200941%38%
Jan 531°F9°F50°F 2012-13°F 200441%38%
Jan 631°F9°F45°F 2012-11°F 200441%39%
Jan 731°F9°F50°F 2006-12°F 201741%39%
Jan 831°F10°F46°F 2002-11°F 201041%39%
Jan 932°F10°F49°F 2018-5°F 201041%39%
Jan 1032°F10°F44°F 2018-13°F 201141%39%
Jan 1132°F10°F48°F 2000-18°F 201141%39%
Jan 1232°F10°F44°F 2000-10°F 201341%39%
Jan 1332°F10°F46°F 2000-9°F 201341%38%
Jan 1432°F10°F49°F 2006-14°F 200741%38%
Jan 1532°F10°F50°F 2000-18°F 200741%38%
Jan 1632°F10°F54°F 2000-14°F 200741%38%
Jan 1732°F10°F48°F 2000-14°F 200841%38%
Jan 1832°F10°F44°F 2018-13°F 200841%38%
Jan 1932°F10°F56°F 2018-13°F 202541%38%
Jan 2032°F10°F48°F 2018-13°F 202541%38%
Jan 2132°F10°F48°F 2005-17°F 202541%38%
Jan 2233°F10°F43°F 2005-7°F 202541%39%
Jan 2333°F10°F44°F 1999-9°F 202541%39%
Jan 2433°F10°F44°F 1999-10°F 200241%39%
Jan 2533°F10°F48°F 1999-7°F 201141%39%
Jan 2633°F10°F50°F 2002-15°F 202642%39%
Jan 2733°F10°F49°F 2015-11°F 201742%39%
Jan 2833°F11°F49°F 2021-7°F 201742%39%
Jan 2933°F11°F47°F 2018-5°F 199942%39%
Jan 3033°F11°F51°F 2016-7°F 200842%39%
Jan 3133°F11°F48°F 2003-12°F 200842%39%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Aspen, 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 (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050372 (Aspen 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.