Leadville climate

Leadville Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Leadville Lake CO AP, 3.2 km from Leadville

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.99 in over about 11 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 Leadville, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
0.99 in
Snowfall
18.8 in
Record high
57°FJan 13, 1996
Record low
-34°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
7°F
Wind
6.5 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 129°F4°F47°F 1997-22°F 197433%27%
Jan 229°F4°F52°F 1997-24°F 197433%28%
Jan 329°F4°F46°F 2025-29°F 197433%28%
Jan 429°F4°F46°F 1956-31°F 197233%28%
Jan 529°F4°F50°F 2001-26°F 197133%29%
Jan 629°F5°F46°F 1954-28°F 197133%29%
Jan 729°F5°F55°F 2003-23°F 199733%29%
Jan 830°F5°F53°F 2003-17°F 197933%29%
Jan 930°F5°F50°F 1956-21°F 196233%29%
Jan 1030°F5°F51°F 1956-28°F 197533%30%
Jan 1130°F5°F51°F 1953-25°F 196333%30%
Jan 1230°F5°F56°F 1987-34°F 196333%30%
Jan 1330°F5°F57°F 1996-29°F 196333%30%
Jan 1430°F5°F50°F 2000-22°F 201333%30%
Jan 1530°F5°F50°F 1968-19°F 201333%30%
Jan 1630°F5°F52°F 1974-18°F 198434%30%
Jan 1730°F5°F49°F 1974-20°F 198734%30%
Jan 1830°F5°F48°F 1965-23°F 198434%30%
Jan 1930°F5°F55°F 1986-18°F 202534%30%
Jan 2030°F5°F56°F 2005-22°F 198834%30%
Jan 2130°F5°F47°F 2005-18°F 196634%30%
Jan 2230°F5°F49°F 2001-20°F 197534%30%
Jan 2330°F5°F48°F 2013-20°F 197334%30%
Jan 2430°F5°F51°F 1968-16°F 197434%30%
Jan 2530°F5°F50°F 1973-15°F 198835%30%
Jan 2630°F5°F51°F 1982-20°F 197635%30%
Jan 2730°F5°F51°F 2015-17°F 201735%30%
Jan 2830°F5°F51°F 1988-24°F 197935%30%
Jan 2930°F5°F49°F 1986-22°F 194935%30%
Jan 3030°F5°F48°F 1986-24°F 197235%30%
Jan 3130°F5°F54°F 1992-25°F 199435%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leadville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093009 (Leadville Lake CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093009, 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.