Basalt climate

Basalt Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen Pitkin CO AP, 21.5 km from Basalt

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.05 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 Basalt, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
1.05 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
89%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
5.4 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 133°F8°F54°F 2006-15°F 201134%38%
Jan 233°F8°F62°F 2006-15°F 201134%38%
Jan 334°F8°F62°F 2006-12°F 201334%38%
Jan 434°F8°F54°F 2026-8°F 200934%38%
Jan 534°F8°F50°F 2012-13°F 200434%38%
Jan 634°F8°F45°F 2012-11°F 200434%39%
Jan 734°F8°F50°F 2006-12°F 201734%39%
Jan 834°F8°F46°F 2002-11°F 201034%39%
Jan 934°F8°F49°F 2018-5°F 201034%39%
Jan 1034°F8°F44°F 2018-13°F 201134%39%
Jan 1134°F8°F48°F 2000-18°F 201134%39%
Jan 1234°F8°F44°F 2000-10°F 201334%39%
Jan 1334°F8°F46°F 2000-9°F 201334%38%
Jan 1435°F9°F49°F 2006-14°F 200734%38%
Jan 1535°F9°F50°F 2000-18°F 200734%38%
Jan 1635°F9°F54°F 2000-14°F 200734%38%
Jan 1735°F9°F48°F 2000-14°F 200834%38%
Jan 1835°F9°F44°F 2018-13°F 200834%38%
Jan 1935°F9°F56°F 2018-13°F 202535%38%
Jan 2035°F9°F48°F 2018-13°F 202535%38%
Jan 2135°F9°F48°F 2005-17°F 202535%38%
Jan 2235°F9°F43°F 2005-7°F 202535%39%
Jan 2335°F9°F44°F 1999-9°F 202535%39%
Jan 2435°F9°F44°F 1999-10°F 200235%39%
Jan 2535°F9°F48°F 1999-7°F 201135%39%
Jan 2635°F10°F50°F 2002-15°F 202636%39%
Jan 2736°F10°F49°F 2015-11°F 201736%39%
Jan 2836°F10°F49°F 2021-7°F 201736%39%
Jan 2936°F10°F47°F 2018-5°F 199936%39%
Jan 3036°F10°F51°F 2016-7°F 200836%39%
Jan 3136°F10°F48°F 2003-12°F 200836%39%

Chance of rain

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

January 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), 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.