Hinsdale County climate

Hinsdale County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rio Grande Rsvr, 11.4 km from Hinsdale County

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from -5°F to -4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.22 in over about 4 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 Hinsdale County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
-4°F
Precipitation
1.22 in
Snowfall
19.3 in
Record high
58°FJan 3, 2018
Record low
-40°FJan 13, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
8°F
Wind
5.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 133°F-5°F51°F 2018-35°F 202012%11%
Jan 233°F-5°F49°F 2026-34°F 200812%11%
Jan 333°F-5°F58°F 2018-33°F 201313%11%
Jan 433°F-5°F52°F 2025-32°F 201313%11%
Jan 534°F-4°F44°F 2018-27°F 201313%11%
Jan 634°F-4°F49°F 2022-20°F 201313%11%
Jan 734°F-4°F45°F 2015-27°F 201712%11%
Jan 834°F-4°F47°F 2018-26°F 201012%11%
Jan 934°F-4°F48°F 2018-23°F 201012%11%
Jan 1034°F-4°F52°F 2018-31°F 201612%11%
Jan 1134°F-4°F44°F 2018-32°F 201612%11%
Jan 1234°F-4°F44°F 2022-30°F 201112%11%
Jan 1334°F-4°F51°F 2026-40°F 201312%11%
Jan 1434°F-4°F52°F 2026-36°F 201312%11%
Jan 1535°F-4°F51°F 2018-37°F 201312%11%
Jan 1635°F-4°F52°F 2026-32°F 201312%11%
Jan 1735°F-4°F49°F 2021-38°F 200812%11%
Jan 1835°F-4°F45°F 2015-32°F 200812%11%
Jan 1935°F-4°F51°F 2018-26°F 200812%11%
Jan 2035°F-4°F42°F 2015-25°F 200812%11%
Jan 2135°F-4°F47°F 2015-23°F 201312%11%
Jan 2235°F-4°F48°F 2026-21°F 201812%11%
Jan 2335°F-4°F49°F 2026-25°F 200812%11%
Jan 2435°F-4°F43°F 2020-23°F 200812%12%
Jan 2535°F-4°F46°F 2025-23°F 200812%12%
Jan 2635°F-4°F51°F 2015-31°F 201712%12%
Jan 2735°F-4°F47°F 2015-35°F 201712%12%
Jan 2835°F-4°F44°F 2015-31°F 201713%12%
Jan 2935°F-4°F49°F 2015-15°F 201713%12%
Jan 3035°F-4°F49°F 2018-16°F 201013%12%
Jan 3135°F-4°F55°F 2018-19°F 200813%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hinsdale County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057050 (Rio Grande Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051948, 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.