Ouray climate

Ouray Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ouray, 0.3 km from Ouray

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.89 in over about 8 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 Ouray, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.89 in
Snowfall
22.4 in
Record high
79°FJan 23, 1911
Record low
-32°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 10 h 17 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 134°F14°F56°F 1981-22°F 200824%22%
Jan 234°F14°F53°F 1918-24°F 197924%22%
Jan 334°F14°F54°F 1918-22°F 193724%22%
Jan 434°F14°F58°F 1920-26°F 194924%22%
Jan 534°F14°F55°F 1927-30°F 197124%23%
Jan 634°F15°F51°F 1954-31°F 197124%23%
Jan 734°F15°F54°F 1954-26°F 191324%23%
Jan 834°F15°F54°F 1954-19°F 196724%23%
Jan 934°F15°F66°F 1911-19°F 193024%23%
Jan 1034°F15°F74°F 1911-26°F 196224%23%
Jan 1134°F15°F78°F 1911-23°F 196224%23%
Jan 1234°F15°F57°F 1990-32°F 196325%23%
Jan 1334°F15°F72°F 1911-32°F 196325%23%
Jan 1434°F15°F60°F 1911-16°F 196425%23%
Jan 1535°F15°F64°F 1911-21°F 200725%24%
Jan 1635°F15°F65°F 1911-20°F 200725%24%
Jan 1735°F15°F62°F 1911-31°F 200825%24%
Jan 1835°F15°F65°F 1911-27°F 200825%24%
Jan 1935°F15°F55°F 1920-22°F 194325%24%
Jan 2035°F15°F55°F 1920-18°F 193625%24%
Jan 2135°F15°F71°F 1911-28°F 193525%24%
Jan 2235°F15°F74°F 1911-31°F 193725%24%
Jan 2335°F15°F79°F 1911-19°F 200625%24%
Jan 2435°F15°F76°F 1911-21°F 193225%24%
Jan 2535°F16°F77°F 1911-21°F 193725%24%
Jan 2635°F16°F54°F 1982-18°F 201625%24%
Jan 2735°F16°F58°F 2015-24°F 199625%24%
Jan 2835°F16°F58°F 2015-22°F 194825%24%
Jan 2935°F16°F78°F 1911-21°F 194925%24%
Jan 3035°F16°F63°F 1911-18°F 194725%24%
Jan 3135°F16°F55°F 1971-26°F 199425%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ouray, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056203 (Ouray), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.