Cortez climate

Cortez Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cortez, 0.9 km from Cortez

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 in over about 7 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 Cortez, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.06 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
62°FJan 16, 2000
Record low
-19°FJan 2, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.5 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 142°F16°F52°F 2018-13°F 201123%19%
Jan 242°F16°F56°F 2006-19°F 201123%19%
Jan 342°F16°F54°F 2025-10°F 201323%19%
Jan 442°F16°F54°F 2026-8°F 201323%19%
Jan 542°F16°F55°F 2006-7°F 201323%19%
Jan 642°F16°F55°F 2003-5°F 201323%19%
Jan 742°F16°F58°F 2006-6°F 200023%19%
Jan 842°F16°F51°F 2003-9°F 201023%19%
Jan 942°F16°F61°F 2018-6°F 201023%19%
Jan 1042°F16°F53°F 2023-5°F 201123%19%
Jan 1142°F16°F54°F 2007-12°F 201123%19%
Jan 1243°F16°F50°F 1999-12°F 201322%19%
Jan 1343°F16°F56°F 2026-7°F 201322%19%
Jan 1443°F16°F58°F 2006-12°F 201322%19%
Jan 1543°F16°F58°F 2000-15°F 201322%18%
Jan 1643°F16°F62°F 2000-6°F 200722%18%
Jan 1743°F17°F54°F 2021-11°F 200822%18%
Jan 1843°F17°F58°F 2000-7°F 200822%18%
Jan 1943°F17°F60°F 2000-4°F 202322%18%
Jan 2043°F17°F56°F 2014-4°F 202522%18%
Jan 2143°F17°F55°F 2005-6°F 202522%18%
Jan 2243°F17°F57°F 2005-3°F 202322%18%
Jan 2344°F17°F54°F 20050°F 200622%18%
Jan 2444°F17°F56°F 20031°F 202522%18%
Jan 2544°F17°F54°F 1999-3°F 201022%18%
Jan 2644°F18°F57°F 2015-3°F 202322%18%
Jan 2744°F18°F57°F 2015-10°F 201722%18%
Jan 2844°F18°F55°F 2003-2°F 201722%18%
Jan 2944°F18°F54°F 19982°F 200822%18%
Jan 3044°F18°F57°F 20187°F 201722%17%
Jan 3144°F18°F59°F 2003-5°F 200122%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cortez, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051886 (Cortez), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.