Brighton climate

Brighton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brighton 3 Se, 4.8 km from Brighton

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.42 in over about 4 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 Brighton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.42 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
77°FJan 2, 1997
Record low
-15°FJan 31, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
9.6 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 144°F15°F69°F 1997-6°F 201512%13%
Jan 244°F15°F77°F 19971°F 202212%13%
Jan 344°F15°F66°F 20062°F 199512%13%
Jan 444°F15°F69°F 20011°F 199512%13%
Jan 544°F15°F75°F 2026-8°F 200412%13%
Jan 644°F16°F70°F 2012-9°F 200412%13%
Jan 744°F16°F69°F 2006-7°F 201012%13%
Jan 844°F16°F74°F 2006-6°F 201013%12%
Jan 944°F16°F74°F 2003-2°F 199313%12%
Jan 1044°F16°F72°F 2018-2°F 199313%12%
Jan 1145°F16°F67°F 2000-6°F 199713%12%
Jan 1245°F16°F63°F 1996-11°F 199713%12%
Jan 1345°F16°F70°F 1996-12°F 202413%12%
Jan 1445°F16°F67°F 2026-11°F 202413%12%
Jan 1545°F16°F65°F 2000-7°F 202413%12%
Jan 1645°F16°F64°F 2026-14°F 202413%12%
Jan 1745°F16°F67°F 2000-10°F 198713%12%
Jan 1845°F16°F64°F 1999-6°F 199613%12%
Jan 1945°F16°F70°F 2009-7°F 202513%12%
Jan 2045°F16°F73°F 2005-7°F 202513%12%
Jan 2145°F17°F73°F 2005-5°F 202513%12%
Jan 2245°F17°F75°F 2009-3°F 200813%12%
Jan 2345°F17°F71°F 2009-1°F 199613%13%
Jan 2445°F17°F73°F 20051°F 202613%13%
Jan 2545°F17°F72°F 2003-3°F 199614%13%
Jan 2645°F17°F69°F 2002-10°F 199614%13%
Jan 2745°F17°F73°F 2015-2°F 200914%13%
Jan 2844°F17°F76°F 2015-1°F 200914%13%
Jan 2944°F17°F76°F 2015-4°F 199114%13%
Jan 3044°F17°F66°F 1997-11°F 198514%13%
Jan 3144°F17°F71°F 2016-15°F 198514%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brighton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050950 (Brighton 3 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.