Cripple Creek climate

Cripple Creek Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cripple Creek 3NNW, 5.7 km from Cripple Creek

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cripple Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.51 in
Snowfall
8.4 in
Record high
62°FJan 25, 2015
Record low
-35°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 31 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
9.4 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 134°F14°F47°F 1964-19°F 197914%
Jan 234°F14°F51°F 1962-21°F 198514%
Jan 334°F14°F52°F 2012-25°F 197414%
Jan 434°F14°F52°F 2012-26°F 197214%
Jan 534°F14°F57°F 2012-28°F 197114%
Jan 634°F14°F58°F 2001-30°F 197114%
Jan 734°F14°F53°F 1969-23°F 198214%
Jan 834°F14°F55°F 2003-23°F 198214%
Jan 934°F14°F53°F 1961-22°F 196214%
Jan 1034°F15°F56°F 1999-31°F 196214%
Jan 1134°F15°F57°F 1999-27°F 196314%
Jan 1234°F15°F52°F 2010-35°F 196314%
Jan 1334°F15°F52°F 1983-25°F 196314%
Jan 1434°F15°F54°F 2006-17°F 200714%
Jan 1534°F15°F53°F 1999-14°F 199214%
Jan 1634°F15°F52°F 1961-19°F 200814%
Jan 1734°F15°F53°F 1982-16°F 198414%
Jan 1834°F15°F52°F 2015-26°F 198414%
Jan 1934°F15°F54°F 2018-26°F 198414%
Jan 2034°F15°F58°F 2009-20°F 198715%
Jan 2134°F15°F55°F 2009-21°F 202515%
Jan 2234°F15°F57°F 1976-14°F 196615%
Jan 2334°F15°F54°F 2013-13°F 197315%
Jan 2434°F15°F55°F 2005-15°F 199115%
Jan 2534°F15°F62°F 2015-11°F 202615%
Jan 2634°F14°F60°F 2015-14°F 197616%
Jan 2734°F14°F55°F 2015-14°F 197916%
Jan 2834°F14°F54°F 2011-13°F 197316%
Jan 2934°F14°F55°F 1962-23°F 197916%
Jan 3034°F14°F53°F 1960-23°F 197917%
Jan 3135°F14°F55°F 1986-24°F 198517%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cripple Creek, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 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 USC00051977 (Cripple Creek 3NNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.