Salida climate

Salida Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salida, 1.5 km from Salida

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 2 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 Salida, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.31 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
65°FJan 3, 1997
Record low
-35°FJan 2, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
10.3 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 143°F11°F60°F 1918-28°F 19198%8%
Jan 243°F11°F61°F 1918-35°F 19198%8%
Jan 343°F11°F65°F 1997-14°F 19068%8%
Jan 443°F11°F60°F 1956-15°F 19428%8%
Jan 543°F11°F63°F 1956-12°F 19108%7%
Jan 643°F11°F63°F 2001-21°F 19138%7%
Jan 743°F11°F65°F 1969-30°F 19138%7%
Jan 843°F11°F63°F 2002-12°F 19378%7%
Jan 943°F11°F62°F 2002-9°F 18998%7%
Jan 1043°F11°F61°F 1953-21°F 19628%7%
Jan 1143°F11°F61°F 1953-22°F 19188%7%
Jan 1243°F11°F62°F 1990-24°F 19638%7%
Jan 1343°F11°F65°F 1902-24°F 19898%7%
Jan 1444°F11°F59°F 1938-16°F 19187%7%
Jan 1544°F11°F60°F 1938-13°F 19197%7%
Jan 1644°F11°F58°F 2000-16°F 20077%7%
Jan 1744°F11°F60°F 2000-22°F 19157%7%
Jan 1844°F11°F60°F 1950-16°F 19607%7%
Jan 1944°F12°F62°F 1900-19°F 19407%7%
Jan 2044°F12°F63°F 2005-26°F 19887%7%
Jan 2144°F12°F65°F 1950-15°F 19357%7%
Jan 2244°F12°F62°F 1900-19°F 19887%7%
Jan 2344°F12°F61°F 1970-16°F 20068%7%
Jan 2444°F12°F60°F 2005-19°F 19328%7%
Jan 2544°F12°F61°F 1935-11°F 18988%7%
Jan 2644°F12°F63°F 1935-21°F 18988%7%
Jan 2744°F12°F65°F 2015-14°F 19488%7%
Jan 2844°F12°F60°F 1942-33°F 19488%7%
Jan 2944°F12°F62°F 1935-13°F 19498%7%
Jan 3044°F12°F60°F 1935-14°F 19488%7%
Jan 3144°F13°F61°F 1963-17°F 19948%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salida, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:10 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 USC00057370 (Salida), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057370, 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.