Salida weather in January: Salida, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Salida in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 12°F, a daily mean of 27°F, holding near 43°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal January, 0.31 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −11°C, 8 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationSalida
- Station IDUSC00057370
- Location38.53°N 106.02°W
- Elevation7,160 ft (2,182 m)
- Population6,007
- Jan 43° 12°
- Feb 46° 15°
- Mar 54° 21°
- Apr 60° 28°
- May 70° 35°
- Jun 82° 43°
- Jul 86° 49°
- Aug 83° 47°
- Sep 77° 39°
- Oct 65° 29°
- Nov 53° 20°
- Dec 43° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salida in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 12°F, for a daily mean of 27.4°F. January is 0.5°F cooler than December and 2.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Salida and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 24°F and 31°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 8%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% |
| January 8 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% |
| January 15 | 44°F | 11°F | 7% | 3% |
| January 22 | 44°F | 12°F | 7% | 3% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 13°F | 8% | 4% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 22, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 44°F | 11°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 44°F | 11°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 44°F | 11°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 44°F | 11°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 44°F | 11°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 44°F | 12°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 44°F | 12°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 44°F | 12°F | 7% | 3% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 44°F | 12°F | 7% | 3% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 3% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 3% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 3% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 3% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 44°F | 12°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 44°F | 13°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 12°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.31 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057370; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salida in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 8% on average, highest around January 1 (8%). In all, 0.31 in falls on 2 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Salida, 30 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.0 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057370.
What are the records for January in Salida?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 65°F, on January 13, 1902; the coldest is −35°F, on January 2, 1919. The wettest January brought 1.76 in (1905); the snowiest, 70.0 inches (1905).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057370. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Salida 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; Salida's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.