Capitan climate

Capitan Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Capitan, 2.6 km from Capitan

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 53°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 4 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 Capitan, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Snowfall
6.1 in
Record high
73°FJan 24, 1999
Record low
-10°FJan 9, 1920
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
9.4 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 149°F23°F61°F 20052°F 193113%10%
Jan 249°F23°F65°F 2006-4°F 197912%10%
Jan 349°F23°F63°F 19971°F 193012%10%
Jan 449°F23°F65°F 19894°F 193012%10%
Jan 549°F23°F63°F 20010°F 192512%10%
Jan 649°F23°F62°F 19212°F 201412%10%
Jan 750°F23°F65°F 20064°F 201412%10%
Jan 850°F23°F63°F 2002-2°F 193412%10%
Jan 950°F23°F65°F 1996-10°F 192012%10%
Jan 1050°F23°F67°F 20052°F 192112%10%
Jan 1150°F23°F68°F 19904°F 193712%10%
Jan 1250°F24°F62°F 1987-10°F 193112%10%
Jan 1350°F24°F61°F 19960°F 193112%10%
Jan 1451°F24°F65°F 1980-6°F 193112%10%
Jan 1551°F24°F66°F 19950°F 193112%10%
Jan 1651°F24°F72°F 20001°F 199212%10%
Jan 1751°F24°F66°F 20003°F 200812%10%
Jan 1851°F24°F66°F 20000°F 193012%10%
Jan 1951°F24°F66°F 2005-6°F 194012%10%
Jan 2052°F24°F68°F 1986-8°F 193012%10%
Jan 2152°F24°F63°F 2009-1°F 197612%10%
Jan 2252°F24°F63°F 1993-2°F 193012%9%
Jan 2352°F24°F65°F 19430°F 192212%9%
Jan 2452°F25°F73°F 19994°F 201412%9%
Jan 2552°F25°F70°F 1999-1°F 193212%9%
Jan 2652°F25°F64°F 19826°F 192112%9%
Jan 2753°F25°F64°F 20020°F 193712%9%
Jan 2853°F25°F66°F 20034°F 193712%9%
Jan 2953°F25°F62°F 19885°F 193012%9%
Jan 3053°F25°F65°F 19869°F 197911%9%
Jan 3153°F25°F65°F 20062°F 198511%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Capitan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:59 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 USC00291440 (Capitan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.