Rio Arriba County climate

Rio Arriba County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Vado Dam, 9.8 km from Rio Arriba County

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.86 in over about 6 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 Rio Arriba County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.86 in
Snowfall
10.4 in
Record high
65°FJan 12, 1953
Record low
-18°FJan 13, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
7.6 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 139°F8°F54°F 1997-9°F 201120%13%
Jan 239°F8°F55°F 1964-10°F 191920%13%
Jan 339°F8°F54°F 1927-7°F 191920%13%
Jan 439°F8°F55°F 1927-9°F 197120%13%
Jan 539°F8°F56°F 1981-13°F 197120%13%
Jan 639°F8°F55°F 1927-16°F 197120%13%
Jan 739°F8°F60°F 2006-15°F 197120%13%
Jan 839°F8°F58°F 2002-9°F 197120%13%
Jan 939°F8°F53°F 19480°F 196420%13%
Jan 1039°F8°F59°F 1953-5°F 196220%13%
Jan 1139°F8°F59°F 1956-9°F 196220%13%
Jan 1239°F8°F65°F 1953-11°F 196320%13%
Jan 1339°F8°F61°F 1953-18°F 196320%13%
Jan 1440°F8°F58°F 1928-4°F 196320%13%
Jan 1540°F8°F54°F 2000-4°F 201320%13%
Jan 1640°F8°F58°F 20002°F 200720%13%
Jan 1740°F8°F60°F 20001°F 200820%13%
Jan 1840°F8°F55°F 1976-6°F 196020%13%
Jan 1940°F9°F60°F 1986-2°F 196020%13%
Jan 2040°F9°F60°F 1971-3°F 196320%13%
Jan 2140°F9°F58°F 1953-5°F 193520%13%
Jan 2240°F9°F56°F 1970-1°F 196620%13%
Jan 2340°F9°F57°F 19860°F 193720%13%
Jan 2440°F9°F57°F 1953-1°F 192620%13%
Jan 2540°F9°F63°F 19530°F 193220%12%
Jan 2641°F10°F61°F 19751°F 193220%12%
Jan 2741°F10°F61°F 19532°F 194820%12%
Jan 2841°F10°F59°F 1986-7°F 194820%12%
Jan 2941°F10°F57°F 1986-4°F 193221%12%
Jan 3041°F10°F59°F 1986-5°F 194921%12%
Jan 3141°F11°F62°F 1971-3°F 198521%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rio Arriba County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292837 (El Vado Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.