Alpine Weather in January
Average highs run from 27°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 12 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
- 28°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 2.52 in
- Record high
- 52°FJan 11, 2002
- Record low
- -38°FJan 1, 1979
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 04 min to 9 h 55 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 97%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 6.0 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 27°F | 6°F | 49°F 1997 | -38°F 1979 | 41% |
| Jan 2 | 27°F | 6°F | 45°F 1981 | -29°F 1979 | 41% |
| Jan 3 | 27°F | 6°F | 42°F 1998 | -24°F 2009 | 41% |
| Jan 4 | 27°F | 6°F | 45°F 2012 | -24°F 2009 | 41% |
| Jan 5 | 28°F | 6°F | 41°F 1980 | -22°F 2017 | 41% |
| Jan 6 | 28°F | 6°F | 41°F 1983 | -23°F 1979 | 41% |
| Jan 7 | 28°F | 6°F | 45°F 2002 | -28°F 1979 | 42% |
| Jan 8 | 28°F | 6°F | 44°F 2002 | -29°F 1979 | 42% |
| Jan 9 | 28°F | 6°F | 46°F 1990 | -19°F 1977 | 42% |
| Jan 10 | 28°F | 6°F | 46°F 1990 | -16°F 1987 | 41% |
| Jan 11 | 28°F | 6°F | 52°F 2002 | -17°F 1997 | 41% |
| Jan 12 | 28°F | 7°F | 43°F 1980 | -16°F 1997 | 41% |
| Jan 13 | 28°F | 7°F | 41°F 1980 | -25°F 2007 | 41% |
| Jan 14 | 28°F | 7°F | 44°F 1995 | -25°F 2007 | 41% |
| Jan 15 | 28°F | 7°F | 43°F 2012 | -24°F 2007 | 41% |
| Jan 16 | 28°F | 7°F | 44°F 2000 | -18°F 2001 | 41% |
| Jan 17 | 28°F | 7°F | 43°F 1998 | -20°F 2008 | 41% |
| Jan 18 | 28°F | 7°F | 44°F 1977 | -32°F 1984 | 41% |
| Jan 19 | 29°F | 7°F | 46°F 1985 | -25°F 1984 | 41% |
| Jan 20 | 29°F | 7°F | 44°F 2003 | -24°F 1984 | 41% |
| Jan 21 | 29°F | 7°F | 43°F 2019 | -17°F 1991 | 40% |
| Jan 22 | 29°F | 7°F | 39°F 2020 | -20°F 2008 | 40% |
| Jan 23 | 29°F | 7°F | 40°F 1981 | -19°F 2008 | 40% |
| Jan 24 | 29°F | 7°F | 42°F 2024 | -22°F 1989 | 40% |
| Jan 25 | 29°F | 7°F | 42°F 1992 | -18°F 1989 | 40% |
| Jan 26 | 29°F | 7°F | 45°F 1986 | -20°F 1989 | 40% |
| Jan 27 | 29°F | 7°F | 47°F 2013 | -13°F 1989 | 40% |
| Jan 28 | 29°F | 6°F | 45°F 1976 | -26°F 1980 | 40% |
| Jan 29 | 29°F | 6°F | 44°F 1986 | -25°F 2002 | 40% |
| Jan 30 | 30°F | 6°F | 46°F 2024 | -30°F 1985 | 40% |
| Jan 31 | 30°F | 6°F | 46°F 2003 | -31°F 1985 | 40% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00480603 (Bedford 3 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00480603, 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.