Colfax County climate

Colfax County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maxwell 3 Nw, 6.7 km from Colfax County

Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.34 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 Colfax County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.34 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
76°FJan 21, 2013
Record low
-31°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
10.5 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 145°F12°F63°F 2009-5°F 20116%5%
Jan 245°F12°F66°F 2009-12°F 20226%5%
Jan 346°F12°F69°F 2012-20°F 19596%5%
Jan 446°F12°F70°F 2001-20°F 19496%5%
Jan 546°F12°F64°F 2012-9°F 19596%5%
Jan 646°F12°F65°F 2006-14°F 20176%5%
Jan 746°F12°F69°F 2006-13°F 20176%5%
Jan 846°F12°F66°F 2002-12°F 19676%5%
Jan 946°F12°F68°F 2018-15°F 19626%5%
Jan 1046°F12°F68°F 1953-21°F 19626%5%
Jan 1146°F12°F64°F 2000-25°F 19636%5%
Jan 1246°F13°F67°F 1953-31°F 19636%5%
Jan 1347°F13°F65°F 2010-29°F 19636%5%
Jan 1447°F13°F65°F 2006-9°F 19646%5%
Jan 1547°F13°F69°F 1999-9°F 19636%5%
Jan 1647°F13°F69°F 2000-6°F 20076%6%
Jan 1747°F13°F67°F 1950-10°F 20086%6%
Jan 1847°F13°F67°F 1950-8°F 19636%6%
Jan 1947°F13°F73°F 2018-14°F 19636%6%
Jan 2047°F13°F70°F 1950-15°F 20256%6%
Jan 2147°F13°F76°F 2013-18°F 20256%6%
Jan 2247°F13°F63°F 1967-11°F 19666%6%
Jan 2348°F13°F66°F 2005-8°F 19666%6%
Jan 2448°F13°F65°F 1999-4°F 20146%6%
Jan 2548°F13°F64°F 1953-5°F 19666%6%
Jan 2648°F13°F69°F 1951-6°F 20267%6%
Jan 2748°F13°F69°F 2003-20°F 19487%6%
Jan 2848°F13°F68°F 2011-24°F 19487%6%
Jan 2948°F13°F67°F 2011-7°F 19497%6%
Jan 3048°F13°F71°F 2018-12°F 19497%7%
Jan 3148°F13°F67°F 2018-13°F 19517%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax County, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295490 (Maxwell 3 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023052, 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.