Mesa County Weather in January
Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 42°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 in over about 5 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
- 39°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 0.50 in
- Snowfall
- 3.4 in
- Record high
- 62°FJan 30, 2024
- Record low
- -23°FJan 13, 1963
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 29 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 37°F | 18°F | 56°F 1981 | -9°F 1919 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 2 | 37°F | 18°F | 59°F 1922 | -15°F 1919 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 3 | 37°F | 18°F | 53°F 1981 | -8°F 1912 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 4 | 38°F | 18°F | 55°F 1981 | -8°F 1911 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 5 | 38°F | 18°F | 55°F 1930 | -14°F 1971 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 6 | 38°F | 18°F | 54°F 1956 | -14°F 1971 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 7 | 38°F | 18°F | 54°F 1901 | -19°F 1913 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 38°F | 18°F | 60°F 1956 | -18°F 1913 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 38°F | 18°F | 56°F 1956 | -14°F 1920 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 38°F | 18°F | 55°F 1956 | -17°F 1925 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 38°F | 18°F | 56°F 1956 | -16°F 1963 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 38°F | 19°F | 55°F 1911 | -21°F 1963 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 38°F | 19°F | 53°F 1923 | -23°F 1963 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 14 | 39°F | 19°F | 59°F 1928 | -12°F 2013 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 15 | 39°F | 19°F | 57°F 1928 | -12°F 2013 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 16 | 39°F | 19°F | 56°F 1943 | -5°F 1947 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 17 | 39°F | 19°F | 57°F 2000 | -10°F 1925 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 18 | 39°F | 19°F | 58°F 1914 | -11°F 1930 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 19 | 39°F | 19°F | 56°F 1971 | -8°F 1984 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 20 | 40°F | 20°F | 57°F 2012 | -8°F 1984 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 40°F | 20°F | 54°F 1964 | -10°F 1930 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 40°F | 20°F | 54°F 1981 | -18°F 1930 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 40°F | 20°F | 58°F 1972 | -14°F 1930 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 40°F | 20°F | 55°F 1994 | -12°F 1930 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 41°F | 20°F | 55°F 2003 | -12°F 1917 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 41°F | 20°F | 58°F 1972 | -10°F 1917 | 15% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 41°F | 21°F | 55°F 1956 | -14°F 1917 | 15% | 9% |
| Jan 28 | 41°F | 21°F | 57°F 1931 | -11°F 1948 | 15% | 9% |
| Jan 29 | 41°F | 21°F | 59°F 2024 | -5°F 1973 | 16% | 9% |
| Jan 30 | 42°F | 21°F | 62°F 2024 | -10°F 1973 | 16% | 9% |
| Jan 31 | 42°F | 21°F | 62°F 1911 | -10°F 1979 | 16% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053489 (Grand Junction 6ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023066, 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.