Crested Butte Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from -7°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.72 in over about 12 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 26°F
- Average low
- -6°F
- Precipitation
- 2.72 in
- Snowfall
- 42.2 in
- Record high
- 55°FJan 31, 1971
- Record low
- -45°FJan 22, 1906
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 13 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 25°F | -7°F | 48°F 1981 | -35°F 1903 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 2 | 25°F | -7°F | 49°F 1918 | -40°F 1979 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | -7°F | 52°F 1945 | -34°F 1966 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | -7°F | 46°F 1902 | -37°F 1966 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | -7°F | 44°F 2007 | -36°F 2004 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | -7°F | 49°F 1983 | -40°F 1910 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | -7°F | 46°F 1969 | -43°F 1913 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | -7°F | 50°F 1969 | -41°F 1925 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | -7°F | 43°F 1948 | -34°F 1979 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 10 | 25°F | -7°F | 48°F 1948 | -31°F 1925 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 11 | 25°F | -7°F | 44°F 1940 | -33°F 1901 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 12 | 26°F | -7°F | 46°F 1935 | -35°F 1925 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 13 | 26°F | -7°F | 48°F 1902 | -37°F 1963 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 14 | 26°F | -7°F | 47°F 1928 | -36°F 1899 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 15 | 26°F | -7°F | 46°F 1936 | -35°F 1919 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 16 | 26°F | -7°F | 47°F 1956 | -35°F 1922 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 17 | 26°F | -7°F | 51°F 1971 | -38°F 2008 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 18 | 26°F | -6°F | 48°F 1896 | -40°F 1930 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 19 | 26°F | -6°F | 45°F 1971 | -39°F 1984 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 20 | 26°F | -6°F | 49°F 2012 | -35°F 2008 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 21 | 26°F | -6°F | 47°F 2018 | -38°F 1906 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 22 | 26°F | -6°F | 48°F 1981 | -45°F 1906 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 23 | 26°F | -6°F | 50°F 1970 | -41°F 1930 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 24 | 26°F | -6°F | 49°F 1954 | -40°F 1930 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 25 | 27°F | -6°F | 45°F 1934 | -30°F 1922 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 26 | 27°F | -6°F | 48°F 1987 | -35°F 1898 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 27 | 27°F | -5°F | 47°F 1940 | -30°F 1937 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 28 | 27°F | -5°F | 49°F 1954 | -38°F 1948 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 29 | 27°F | -5°F | 49°F 1934 | -33°F 1914 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 30 | 27°F | -5°F | 50°F 1954 | -38°F 1909 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 31 | 27°F | -5°F | 55°F 1971 | -32°F 1969 | 38% | 37% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053662, 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.