Lakewood weather in January: Lakewood, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Lakewood in January has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 21°F, a daily mean of 33°F, holding near 45°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal January, 0.64 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −6°C, 16 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationLakewood
- Station IDUSC00054762
- Location39.75°N 105.12°W
- Elevation5,640 ft (1,719 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population156,868
- Jan 45° 21°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 53° 29°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 80° 54°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 84° 58°
- Sep 76° 49°
- Oct 63° 37°
- Nov 52° 28°
- Dec 45° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lakewood in January?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 21°F, for a daily mean of 32.9°F. January is 0.6°F warmer than December and 0.6°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Lakewood and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 45°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 30°F and 36°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 16%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 45°F | 20°F | 14% | 7% |
| January 8 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% |
| January 15 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% |
| January 22 | 45°F | 22°F | 15% | 8% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 21°F | 16% | 9% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 11, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 45°F | 20°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 45°F | 20°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 45°F | 20°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 45°F | 20°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 45°F | 21°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 45°F | 22°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 45°F | 22°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 45°F | 22°F | 14% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 45°F | 22°F | 15% | 7% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 45°F | 22°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 45°F | 22°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 45°F | 22°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 45°F | 21°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 45°F | 21°F | 15% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 45°F | 21°F | 15% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 45°F | 21°F | 15% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 44°F | 21°F | 16% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 44°F | 21°F | 16% | 8% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 44°F | 21°F | 16% | 9% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 44°F | 21°F | 16% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 21°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.64 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00054762; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lakewood in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 14% on average, highest around January 31 (16%). In all, 0.64 in falls on 5 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Lakewood, 29 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.0 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 10 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00054762.
What are the records for January in Lakewood?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1962) is 74°F, on January 22, 2009; the coldest is −26°F, on January 12, 1963. The wettest January brought 1.68 in (2005); the snowiest, 17.2 inches (2022).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.9°F: 2021 33.8°F (+0.9), 2022 31.9°F (−1.0), 2023 29.7°F (−3.2), 2024 29.5°F (−3.4), 2025 26.6°F (−6.3). 1 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33.8°F | +0.9°F | 0.25 in |
| 2022 | 31.9°F | −1.0°F | 1.28 in |
| 2023 | 29.7°F | −3.2°F | 0.79 in |
| 2024 | 29.5°F | −3.4°F | 1.21 in |
| 2025 | 26.6°F | −6.3°F | 0.81 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00054762; recent months: ACIS, station USC00054762. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Lakewood 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; Lakewood's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.