Mount Crested Butte Weather in January
Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from -7°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.72 in over about 12 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
- 26°F
- Average low
- -6°F
- Precipitation
- 2.72 in
- Snowfall
- 42.2 in
- Record high
- 62°FJan 2, 2006
- Record low
- -18°FJan 11, 2011
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 7°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 25°F | -7°F | 54°F 2006 | -15°F 2011 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 2 | 25°F | -7°F | 62°F 2006 | -15°F 2011 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | -7°F | 62°F 2006 | -12°F 2013 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | -7°F | 54°F 2026 | -8°F 2009 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | -7°F | 50°F 2012 | -13°F 2004 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | -7°F | 45°F 2012 | -11°F 2004 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | -7°F | 50°F 2006 | -12°F 2017 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | -7°F | 46°F 2002 | -11°F 2010 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | -7°F | 49°F 2018 | -5°F 2010 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 10 | 25°F | -7°F | 44°F 2018 | -13°F 2011 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 11 | 25°F | -7°F | 48°F 2000 | -18°F 2011 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 12 | 26°F | -7°F | 44°F 2000 | -10°F 2013 | 38% | 38% |
| Jan 13 | 26°F | -7°F | 46°F 2000 | -9°F 2013 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 14 | 26°F | -7°F | 49°F 2006 | -14°F 2007 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 15 | 26°F | -7°F | 50°F 2000 | -18°F 2007 | 37% | 38% |
| Jan 16 | 26°F | -7°F | 54°F 2000 | -14°F 2007 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 17 | 26°F | -7°F | 48°F 2000 | -14°F 2008 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 18 | 26°F | -6°F | 44°F 2018 | -13°F 2008 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 19 | 26°F | -6°F | 56°F 2018 | -13°F 2025 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 20 | 26°F | -6°F | 48°F 2018 | -13°F 2025 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 21 | 26°F | -6°F | 48°F 2005 | -17°F 2025 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 22 | 26°F | -6°F | 43°F 2005 | -7°F 2025 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 23 | 26°F | -6°F | 44°F 1999 | -9°F 2025 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 24 | 26°F | -6°F | 44°F 1999 | -10°F 2002 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 25 | 27°F | -6°F | 48°F 1999 | -7°F 2011 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 26 | 27°F | -6°F | 50°F 2002 | -15°F 2026 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 27 | 27°F | -5°F | 49°F 2015 | -11°F 2017 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 28 | 27°F | -5°F | 49°F 2021 | -7°F 2017 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 29 | 27°F | -5°F | 47°F 2018 | -5°F 1999 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 30 | 27°F | -5°F | 51°F 2016 | -7°F 2008 | 37% | 37% |
| Jan 31 | 27°F | -5°F | 48°F 2003 | -12°F 2008 | 38% | 37% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.