Derby climate

Derby Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Denver-Stapleton, 9.4 km from Derby

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 17°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 5 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 Derby, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
6.4 in
Record high
77°FJan 2, 1997
Record low
-15°FJan 31, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
9.6 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 146°F17°F69°F 1997-6°F 201515%15%
Jan 246°F17°F77°F 19971°F 202215%15%
Jan 346°F17°F66°F 20062°F 199516%15%
Jan 446°F17°F69°F 20011°F 199516%16%
Jan 546°F17°F75°F 2026-8°F 200416%16%
Jan 646°F17°F70°F 2012-9°F 200416%16%
Jan 746°F17°F69°F 2006-7°F 201016%16%
Jan 846°F17°F74°F 2006-6°F 201016%16%
Jan 947°F18°F74°F 2003-2°F 199316%16%
Jan 1047°F18°F72°F 2018-2°F 199316%16%
Jan 1147°F18°F67°F 2000-6°F 199716%16%
Jan 1247°F18°F63°F 1996-11°F 199716%16%
Jan 1347°F18°F70°F 1996-12°F 202416%16%
Jan 1447°F18°F67°F 2026-11°F 202416%16%
Jan 1547°F18°F65°F 2000-7°F 202416%16%
Jan 1647°F18°F64°F 2026-14°F 202416%16%
Jan 1747°F18°F67°F 2000-10°F 198716%16%
Jan 1847°F18°F64°F 1999-6°F 199616%16%
Jan 1947°F18°F70°F 2009-7°F 202516%16%
Jan 2047°F18°F73°F 2005-7°F 202516%16%
Jan 2147°F18°F73°F 2005-5°F 202516%16%
Jan 2247°F18°F75°F 2009-3°F 200816%16%
Jan 2347°F18°F71°F 2009-1°F 199617%16%
Jan 2447°F18°F73°F 20051°F 202617%16%
Jan 2547°F18°F72°F 2003-3°F 199617%16%
Jan 2647°F18°F69°F 2002-10°F 199617%16%
Jan 2747°F18°F73°F 2015-2°F 200917%17%
Jan 2846°F18°F76°F 2015-1°F 200917%17%
Jan 2946°F18°F76°F 2015-4°F 199117%17%
Jan 3046°F18°F66°F 1997-11°F 198517%17%
Jan 3146°F18°F71°F 2016-15°F 198518%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Derby, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023062 (Denver-Stapleton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.