Fountain 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
- 73°FJan 2, 1997
- Record low
- -26°FJan 31, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 31 min to 10 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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 | 65°F 2026 | -13°F 1979 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 45°F | 18°F | 73°F 1997 | -9°F 1979 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 18°F | 67°F 1997 | -21°F 1959 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 18°F | 70°F 2001 | -18°F 1959 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 18°F | 69°F 1956 | -16°F 1971 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 18°F | 65°F 2006 | -16°F 1971 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 18°F | 68°F 2022 | -13°F 1971 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 18°F | 70°F 2003 | -6°F 1970 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 18°F | 68°F 2018 | -17°F 1962 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 45°F | 18°F | 70°F 1990 | -20°F 1962 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 45°F | 18°F | 67°F 1953 | -18°F 1963 | 11% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 45°F | 19°F | 67°F 1953 | -21°F 1963 | 11% | 13% |
| Jan 13 | 45°F | 19°F | 67°F 1996 | -12°F 1963 | 11% | 13% |
| Jan 14 | 45°F | 19°F | 67°F 2023 | -8°F 2024 | 11% | 13% |
| Jan 15 | 45°F | 19°F | 68°F 1974 | -14°F 1984 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 16 | 45°F | 19°F | 72°F 1974 | -9°F 2024 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 19°F | 64°F 1974 | -15°F 1984 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 19°F | 65°F 1950 | -20°F 1984 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 19°F | 70°F 1986 | -11°F 1963 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 19°F | 69°F 1950 | -14°F 2025 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 19°F | 70°F 2009 | -14°F 2025 | 12% | 13% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 19°F | 67°F 2009 | -6°F 1962 | 13% | 13% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 19°F | 68°F 2013 | -11°F 1963 | 13% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 19°F | 66°F 2013 | -6°F 1949 | 13% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 19°F | 63°F 1951 | -7°F 1949 | 13% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 19°F | 68°F 1982 | -9°F 2026 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 45°F | 19°F | 67°F 1970 | -5°F 1980 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 45°F | 19°F | 67°F 1986 | -8°F 1951 | 14% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 45°F | 19°F | 65°F 1971 | -12°F 1951 | 14% | 15% |
| Jan 30 | 45°F | 19°F | 71°F 1986 | -11°F 1951 | 14% | 15% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 19°F | 70°F 1989 | -26°F 1951 | 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 7:05 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 USW00093037, 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.