Central City climate

Central City Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Coal Creek Canyon, 15.2 km from Central City

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in over about 10 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 Central City, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.00 in
Snowfall
17.4 in
Record high
54°FJan 20, 2005
Record low
-22°FJan 15, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.0 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°F15°F42°F 2026-14°F 201930%33%
Jan 233°F15°F43°F 2012-7°F 201930%33%
Jan 333°F15°F41°F 2026-11°F 201330%33%
Jan 433°F16°F46°F 2012-12°F 200930%33%
Jan 533°F16°F49°F 2012-14°F 201730%33%
Jan 633°F16°F40°F 2006-22°F 201731%33%
Jan 734°F16°F42°F 2006-7°F 202531%33%
Jan 834°F16°F46°F 2018-9°F 202531%34%
Jan 934°F16°F43°F 2013-3°F 201131%34%
Jan 1034°F16°F41°F 2004-13°F 201131%34%
Jan 1134°F16°F41°F 2004-7°F 202131%34%
Jan 1234°F16°F44°F 2010-14°F 201331%34%
Jan 1334°F16°F46°F 2022-18°F 201331%34%
Jan 1434°F16°F44°F 2004-21°F 201331%34%
Jan 1534°F16°F41°F 2004-22°F 202431%34%
Jan 1634°F16°F44°F 2010-13°F 200831%34%
Jan 1734°F16°F42°F 2009-9°F 200831%34%
Jan 1834°F16°F47°F 2018-7°F 202531%34%
Jan 1934°F16°F46°F 2009-8°F 202531%34%
Jan 2034°F16°F54°F 2005-14°F 202531%34%
Jan 2134°F16°F46°F 2009-8°F 202331%34%
Jan 2233°F16°F42°F 2005-10°F 201532%34%
Jan 2333°F16°F50°F 2005-5°F 201432%35%
Jan 2433°F16°F47°F 2005-4°F 200832%35%
Jan 2533°F15°F42°F 2006-8°F 202232%35%
Jan 2633°F15°F51°F 2015-9°F 202232%35%
Jan 2733°F15°F52°F 2015-1°F 201733%35%
Jan 2833°F15°F44°F 2011-3°F 201433%36%
Jan 2933°F15°F41°F 2022-4°F 200833%36%
Jan 3033°F15°F46°F 2024-4°F 200833%36%
Jan 3133°F15°F44°F 2024-16°F 201133%36%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central City, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051681 (Coal Creek Canyon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, 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.