Alpine Weather in January
Average highs run from 37°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.50 in over about 10 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 2.50 in
- Snowfall
- 17.4 in
- Record high
- 63°FJan 31, 2003
- Record low
- -22°FJan 25, 1949
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 21 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 37°F | 21°F | 58°F 1997 | -4°F 1974 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 2 | 37°F | 21°F | 59°F 1997 | -6°F 1974 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 3 | 38°F | 21°F | 58°F 2025 | -2°F 1949 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 4 | 38°F | 21°F | 54°F 2025 | -13°F 1973 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 5 | 38°F | 21°F | 56°F 1980 | -6°F 1973 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 6 | 38°F | 21°F | 55°F 1948 | -7°F 1973 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 7 | 38°F | 21°F | 58°F 1956 | -11°F 1973 | 32% | 22% |
| Jan 8 | 38°F | 21°F | 57°F 1956 | -4°F 1973 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 9 | 38°F | 21°F | 59°F 1953 | -2°F 1974 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 10 | 38°F | 21°F | 57°F 1953 | -2°F 1974 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 11 | 38°F | 21°F | 56°F 2000 | -9°F 1963 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 12 | 38°F | 21°F | 60°F 1953 | -18°F 1963 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 13 | 38°F | 22°F | 57°F 1980 | -15°F 1963 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 14 | 38°F | 22°F | 58°F 2006 | -8°F 1964 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 15 | 39°F | 22°F | 57°F 1996 | -6°F 1964 | 32% | 21% |
| Jan 16 | 39°F | 22°F | 59°F 2000 | -1°F 1949 | 33% | 21% |
| Jan 17 | 39°F | 22°F | 56°F 1998 | -6°F 1949 | 33% | 21% |
| Jan 18 | 39°F | 22°F | 56°F 2000 | -6°F 1984 | 33% | 21% |
| Jan 19 | 39°F | 22°F | 58°F 2018 | -15°F 1963 | 33% | 21% |
| Jan 20 | 39°F | 22°F | 58°F 1953 | -5°F 1949 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 21 | 39°F | 22°F | 56°F 1950 | -8°F 1962 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 22 | 39°F | 22°F | 56°F 1970 | -13°F 1962 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 23 | 39°F | 22°F | 60°F 1970 | -14°F 1962 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 24 | 39°F | 22°F | 59°F 1970 | -8°F 1962 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 25 | 39°F | 22°F | 59°F 1953 | -22°F 1949 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 26 | 40°F | 22°F | 62°F 1982 | -15°F 1949 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 27 | 40°F | 22°F | 58°F 2015 | -6°F 1949 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 28 | 40°F | 22°F | 55°F 1971 | -8°F 1949 | 33% | 20% |
| Jan 29 | 40°F | 22°F | 57°F 2018 | -12°F 1949 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 30 | 40°F | 22°F | 61°F 1971 | -6°F 1979 | 32% | 19% |
| Jan 31 | 40°F | 22°F | 63°F 2003 | -8°F 1979 | 32% | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00420061 (Alpine), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024127, 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.