Telluride climate

Telluride Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Telluride 4WNW, 5.5 km from Telluride

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31, and lows from -1°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 in over about 10 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 Telluride, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
0°F
Precipitation
1.45 in
Snowfall
23.6 in
Record high
79°FJan 23, 1911
Record low
-32°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
13°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 135°F-1°F56°F 1981-22°F 200831%31%
Jan 235°F-1°F53°F 1918-24°F 197931%31%
Jan 335°F-1°F54°F 1918-22°F 193732%31%
Jan 436°F-1°F58°F 1920-26°F 194932%31%
Jan 536°F-1°F55°F 1927-30°F 197132%31%
Jan 636°F-1°F51°F 1954-31°F 197132%31%
Jan 736°F-1°F54°F 1954-26°F 191332%31%
Jan 836°F-1°F54°F 1954-19°F 196732%31%
Jan 936°F-1°F66°F 1911-19°F 193032%31%
Jan 1036°F-1°F74°F 1911-26°F 196232%31%
Jan 1136°F0°F78°F 1911-23°F 196232%31%
Jan 1236°F0°F57°F 1990-32°F 196332%31%
Jan 1336°F0°F72°F 1911-32°F 196332%31%
Jan 1436°F0°F60°F 1911-16°F 196432%31%
Jan 1536°F0°F64°F 1911-21°F 200732%31%
Jan 1636°F0°F65°F 1911-20°F 200731%31%
Jan 1736°F0°F62°F 1911-31°F 200831%30%
Jan 1836°F0°F65°F 1911-27°F 200831%30%
Jan 1937°F1°F55°F 1920-22°F 194331%30%
Jan 2037°F1°F55°F 1920-18°F 193631%30%
Jan 2137°F1°F71°F 1911-28°F 193531%30%
Jan 2237°F1°F74°F 1911-31°F 193731%30%
Jan 2337°F1°F79°F 1911-19°F 200631%30%
Jan 2437°F1°F76°F 1911-21°F 193231%30%
Jan 2537°F1°F77°F 1911-21°F 193731%30%
Jan 2637°F2°F54°F 1982-18°F 201631%30%
Jan 2737°F2°F58°F 2015-24°F 199631%30%
Jan 2837°F2°F58°F 2015-22°F 194831%30%
Jan 2937°F2°F78°F 1911-21°F 194931%30%
Jan 3037°F2°F63°F 1911-18°F 194731%30%
Jan 3137°F2°F55°F 1971-26°F 199431%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Telluride, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058204 (Telluride 4WNW), 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.