Fort Carson Weather in January
Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.29 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 0.29 in
- Snowfall
- 4.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 44°F | 18°F | 47°F 1964 | -19°F 1979 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 45°F | 18°F | 51°F 1962 | -21°F 1985 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 18°F | 52°F 2012 | -25°F 1974 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 18°F | 52°F 2012 | -26°F 1972 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 18°F | 57°F 2012 | -28°F 1971 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 18°F | 58°F 2001 | -30°F 1971 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 18°F | 53°F 1969 | -23°F 1982 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 18°F | 55°F 2003 | -23°F 1982 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 18°F | 53°F 1961 | -22°F 1962 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 45°F | 18°F | 56°F 1999 | -31°F 1962 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 45°F | 18°F | 57°F 1999 | -27°F 1963 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 45°F | 19°F | 52°F 2010 | -35°F 1963 | 11% | 13% |
| Jan 13 | 45°F | 19°F | 52°F 1983 | -25°F 1963 | 11% | 13% |
| Jan 14 | 45°F | 19°F | 54°F 2006 | -17°F 2007 | 11% | 13% |
| Jan 15 | 45°F | 19°F | 53°F 1999 | -14°F 1992 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 16 | 45°F | 19°F | 52°F 1961 | -19°F 2008 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 19°F | 53°F 1982 | -16°F 1984 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 19°F | 52°F 2015 | -26°F 1984 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 19°F | 54°F 2018 | -26°F 1984 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 19°F | 58°F 2009 | -20°F 1987 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 19°F | 55°F 2009 | -21°F 2025 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 19°F | 57°F 1976 | -14°F 1966 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 19°F | 54°F 2013 | -13°F 1973 | 13% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 19°F | 55°F 2005 | -15°F 1991 | 13% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 19°F | 62°F 2015 | -11°F 2026 | 13% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 19°F | 60°F 2015 | -14°F 1976 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 45°F | 19°F | 55°F 2015 | -14°F 1979 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 45°F | 19°F | 54°F 2011 | -13°F 1973 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 45°F | 19°F | 55°F 1962 | -23°F 1979 | 14% | 15% |
| Jan 30 | 45°F | 19°F | 53°F 1960 | -23°F 1979 | 14% | 15% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 19°F | 55°F 1986 | -24°F 1985 | 15% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093037 (Colorado Springs Muni AP), 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.