La Veta climate

La Veta Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Walsenburg 1 Nw, 23.3 km from La Veta

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.83 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 La Veta, 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
21°F
Precipitation
0.83 in
Snowfall
10.5 in
Record high
65°FJan 21, 2005
Record low
-16°FJan 13, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
11.0 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°F20°F58°F 2018-6°F 201614%14%
Jan 246°F20°F64°F 1997-1°F 201114%14%
Jan 346°F20°F62°F 1997-6°F 201614%14%
Jan 447°F20°F60°F 1997-1°F 201314%14%
Jan 547°F20°F59°F 2001-1°F 201314%14%
Jan 647°F20°F58°F 2001-6°F 199613%14%
Jan 747°F20°F64°F 2003-5°F 201713%14%
Jan 847°F20°F60°F 2003-5°F 201713%14%
Jan 947°F21°F59°F 20031°F 201613%14%
Jan 1047°F21°F58°F 20181°F 201613%14%
Jan 1147°F21°F55°F 1990-1°F 201113%14%
Jan 1247°F21°F55°F 1990-15°F 199714%14%
Jan 1347°F21°F60°F 1996-16°F 199714%14%
Jan 1447°F21°F55°F 1996-8°F 201314%14%
Jan 1547°F21°F57°F 1996-13°F 200714%14%
Jan 1648°F21°F57°F 1996-5°F 200714%14%
Jan 1748°F21°F59°F 2000-11°F 200814%14%
Jan 1848°F21°F54°F 2000-7°F 199614%14%
Jan 1948°F21°F55°F 2000-4°F 198814%14%
Jan 2048°F21°F60°F 20180°F 198814%14%
Jan 2148°F21°F65°F 20050°F 201614%15%
Jan 2248°F21°F59°F 20051°F 200715%15%
Jan 2348°F21°F53°F 19941°F 198815%15%
Jan 2448°F21°F60°F 20132°F 200215%15%
Jan 2548°F21°F61°F 20051°F 200215%15%
Jan 2648°F21°F54°F 1999-2°F 200415%15%
Jan 2748°F21°F61°F 2015-2°F 201715%15%
Jan 2848°F21°F57°F 2015-2°F 201416%16%
Jan 2948°F21°F61°F 2011-2°F 201716%16%
Jan 3048°F21°F57°F 20112°F 199416%16%
Jan 3148°F21°F58°F 2018-4°F 199416%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Veta, 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 7:15 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058781 (Walsenburg 1 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057572, 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.