Carbon County climate

Carbon County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bridger 2 N, 14.4 km from Carbon County

Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.29 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 Carbon County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.29 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
66°FJan 4, 2026
Record low
-27°FJan 31, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 50 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.5 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°F12°F50°F 1998-20°F 20198%9%
Jan 235°F12°F53°F 2026-20°F 20198%9%
Jan 335°F12°F56°F 1998-12°F 20178%9%
Jan 435°F12°F66°F 2026-11°F 20178%8%
Jan 535°F12°F64°F 2026-18°F 20048%8%
Jan 635°F12°F56°F 2026-21°F 20047%8%
Jan 735°F12°F56°F 2026-19°F 20047%8%
Jan 835°F13°F63°F 1983-17°F 19897%8%
Jan 935°F13°F58°F 2026-12°F 19897%8%
Jan 1035°F13°F56°F 1990-16°F 19937%8%
Jan 1135°F13°F54°F 1990-10°F 19937%8%
Jan 1235°F13°F58°F 1999-25°F 19977%8%
Jan 1335°F13°F58°F 2026-25°F 19977%8%
Jan 1435°F13°F62°F 2026-20°F 20177%8%
Jan 1535°F13°F59°F 2026-20°F 20057%8%
Jan 1636°F13°F64°F 2026-22°F 20247%8%
Jan 1736°F13°F53°F 2025-23°F 20247%8%
Jan 1836°F13°F48°F 1985-26°F 19847%8%
Jan 1936°F13°F54°F 1989-20°F 19847%8%
Jan 2036°F13°F56°F 2005-20°F 19847%8%
Jan 2136°F13°F53°F 2005-16°F 19827%7%
Jan 2236°F13°F57°F 2005-19°F 20087%7%
Jan 2336°F13°F50°F 1982-15°F 20087%7%
Jan 2436°F13°F50°F 2005-12°F 20087%7%
Jan 2536°F13°F57°F 1982-10°F 19977%7%
Jan 2636°F13°F53°F 2013-7°F 19977%7%
Jan 2736°F14°F52°F 1987-25°F 20097%7%
Jan 2836°F14°F52°F 2003-22°F 20097%7%
Jan 2936°F14°F51°F 1986-15°F 19967%7%
Jan 3036°F14°F55°F 1992-22°F 20237%7%
Jan 3136°F14°F59°F 1982-27°F 19967%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carbon County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241102 (Bridger 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00487388, 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.