Denver Weather in January
Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 4 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.43 in
- Snowfall
- 5.5 in
- Record high
- 74°FJan 2, 1997
- Record low
- -25°FJan 11, 1963
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 25 min to 10 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 56%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 48°F | 21°F | 66°F 2006 | -14°F 1974 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 48°F | 21°F | 74°F 1997 | -15°F 1974 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 48°F | 21°F | 65°F 2009 | -17°F 1974 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 48°F | 21°F | 67°F 1956 | -16°F 1972 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 48°F | 21°F | 72°F 1956 | -17°F 1974 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 48°F | 21°F | 71°F 2001 | -16°F 1971 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 48°F | 21°F | 69°F 1969 | -12°F 2017 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 48°F | 21°F | 69°F 1956 | -13°F 1974 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 49°F | 21°F | 72°F 1953 | -24°F 1962 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 49°F | 21°F | 71°F 1990 | -24°F 1962 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 49°F | 21°F | 67°F 2004 | -25°F 1963 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 49°F | 22°F | 70°F 1953 | -25°F 1963 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 49°F | 22°F | 71°F 1996 | -10°F 2024 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 14 | 49°F | 22°F | 65°F 2021 | -11°F 2024 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 15 | 49°F | 22°F | 64°F 1995 | -8°F 2024 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 16 | 49°F | 22°F | 65°F 2000 | -13°F 2024 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 17 | 49°F | 22°F | 65°F 1971 | -11°F 1984 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 18 | 49°F | 22°F | 65°F 2000 | -19°F 1984 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 19 | 49°F | 22°F | 68°F 1986 | -16°F 1963 | 12% | 12% |
| Jan 20 | 49°F | 22°F | 69°F 1950 | -9°F 1962 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 21 | 49°F | 22°F | 72°F 2005 | -14°F 1962 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 22 | 49°F | 22°F | 73°F 2009 | -14°F 1962 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 23 | 49°F | 22°F | 69°F 1981 | -8°F 1963 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 24 | 49°F | 21°F | 69°F 2005 | -9°F 1949 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 25 | 49°F | 21°F | 67°F 2013 | -9°F 1949 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 49°F | 21°F | 73°F 1982 | -6°F 1963 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 49°F | 21°F | 71°F 2015 | -20°F 1948 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 49°F | 21°F | 74°F 2015 | -16°F 1948 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 48°F | 21°F | 66°F 1976 | -19°F 1949 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 30 | 48°F | 21°F | 66°F 1971 | -10°F 1985 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 31 | 48°F | 21°F | 70°F 1954 | -24°F 1951 | 14% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052223 (Denver Water Dept), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023062, 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.