Golden Weather in January
Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.70 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
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 0.70 in
- Snowfall
- 8.0 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 10 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 1997 | -6°F 2015 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 2 | 45°F | 23°F | 77°F 1997 | 1°F 2022 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 23°F | 66°F 2006 | 2°F 1995 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 2001 | 1°F 1995 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 23°F | 75°F 2026 | -8°F 2004 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 23°F | 70°F 2012 | -9°F 2004 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 2006 | -7°F 2010 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 2006 | -6°F 2010 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 2003 | -2°F 1993 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 10 | 45°F | 24°F | 72°F 2018 | -2°F 1993 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 11 | 45°F | 24°F | 67°F 2000 | -6°F 1997 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 45°F | 24°F | 63°F 1996 | -11°F 1997 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 24°F | 70°F 1996 | -12°F 2024 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 24°F | 67°F 2026 | -11°F 2024 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 65°F 2000 | -7°F 2024 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 24°F | 64°F 2026 | -14°F 2024 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 24°F | 67°F 2000 | -10°F 1987 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 24°F | 64°F 1999 | -6°F 1996 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 23°F | 70°F 2009 | -7°F 2025 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 23°F | 73°F 2005 | -7°F 2025 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 23°F | 73°F 2005 | -5°F 2025 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 23°F | 75°F 2009 | -3°F 2008 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 23°F | 71°F 2009 | -1°F 1996 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 23°F | 73°F 2005 | 1°F 2026 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 23°F | 72°F 2003 | -3°F 1996 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 2002 | -10°F 1996 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 27 | 45°F | 23°F | 73°F 2015 | -2°F 2009 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 28 | 45°F | 23°F | 76°F 2015 | -1°F 2009 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 45°F | 22°F | 76°F 2015 | -4°F 1991 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 45°F | 22°F | 66°F 1997 | -11°F 1985 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 22°F | 71°F 2016 | -15°F 1985 | 15% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), 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.