Estes Park weather in January: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Estes Park in January has a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 27°F, holding near 37°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 0.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 3°C and low of −9°C, 21 mm of precipitation and 25 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in January?
The normal high is 37°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 26.6°F. January is 0.3°F warmer than December and 0.0°F cooler than February. January is the 10th warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 36°F on January 1 to 37°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 24°F and 30°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% |
| January 8 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% |
| January 15 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% |
| January 22 | 37°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% |
| January 31 | 37°F | 16°F | 26% | 8% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 14, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 37°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 37°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 37°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 37°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 37°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 37°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 37°F | 16°F | 24% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 37°F | 16°F | 24% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 37°F | 16°F | 24% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 37°F | 16°F | 25% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 37°F | 16°F | 25% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 37°F | 16°F | 26% | 8% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 37°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 16°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.82 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Estes Park in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around January 31 (26%). In all, 0.82 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Estes Park, 28 nights fall to freezing, 10 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.8 inches.
Snow falls on 7 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 23 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does January in Estes Park compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, January normal highs run from 26°F in Crested Butte to 49°F in Cañon City; Estes Park's is 37°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Estes Park in December36°F by day, 16°F at night
- Estes Park in February38°F by day, 16°F at night
- Estes Park through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Colorado in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Cañon City: Colorado's warmest Januarynormal high 49°F