Colorado weather in January: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In January, Colorado's statewide normal high is 39°F and normal low 14°F; normal highs run from 26°F in Crested Butte to 49°F in Cañon City (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 39°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 14°FJanuary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 1.07 inJanuary
- Warmest place
- 49°Fnormal high, Cañon City
- Coolest place
- 26°Fnormal high, Crested Butte
Where is Colorado warmest and wettest in January?
Cañon City has the warmest January afternoons (49°F) and Crested Butte the coolest (26°F). Crested Butte gets the most precipitation (2.72 in) and Center the least (0.13 in). The most snow falls in Steamboat Springs (46.6 inches).
Statewide, January averaged 26.7°F in 2021, 26.7°F in 2022, 23.6°F in 2023, 24.6°F in 2024, 20.3°F in 2025, 28.8°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 26.3°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 45°F | 19°F | 0.38 | – |
| Colorado Springs | 45°F | 19°F | 0.29 | 4.9 |
| Fort Collins | 45°F | 18°F | 0.41 | 6.7 |
| Lakewood | 45°F | 21°F | 0.64 | 8.0 |
| Greeley | 44°F | 18°F | 0.45 | 5.7 |
| Pueblo | 48°F | 15°F | 0.29 | 4.9 |
| Centennial | 45°F | 19°F | 0.41 | – |
| Boulder | 47°F | 22°F | 0.83 | 11.3 |
| Longmont | 45°F | 14°F | 0.56 | – |
| Castle Rock | 46°F | 18°F | 0.55 | 8.0 |
| Loveland | 44°F | 13°F | 0.52 | 6.0 |
| Grand Junction | 38°F | 17°F | 0.61 | 4.5 |
| Parker | 47°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Brighton | 44°F | 16°F | 0.42 | 5.2 |
| Northglenn | 48°F | 19°F | 0.45 | 6.0 |
| Wheat Ridge | 47°F | 17°F | 0.64 | 9.6 |
| Montrose | 39°F | 16°F | 0.41 | – |
| Durango | 38°F | 10°F | 1.28 | – |
| Cañon City | 49°F | 18°F | 0.55 | 6.7 |
| Black Forest | 45°F | 19°F | 0.60 | – |
| Fruita | 39°F | 15°F | 0.75 | – |
| Steamboat Springs | 29°F | 5°F | 2.46 | 46.6 |
| Monument | 43°F | 14°F | 0.52 | – |
| Sterling | 42°F | 16°F | 0.33 | – |
| Fort Morgan | 42°F | 13°F | 0.25 | 3.8 |
| Cherry Creek | 47°F | 17°F | – | – |
| Rifle | 37°F | 13°F | 0.70 | – |
| Glenwood Springs | 36°F | 12°F | 1.13 | 13.7 |
| Alamosa | 35°F | −1°F | 0.32 | 4.5 |
| Delta | 40°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Cortez | 42°F | 14°F | 1.07 | – |
| Craig | 31°F | 3°F | 0.91 | – |
| Evergreen | 44°F | 13°F | 0.63 | 8.8 |
| Trinidad | 48°F | 19°F | 0.38 | – |
| Lamar | 47°F | 14°F | 0.19 | – |
| La Junta | 47°F | 18°F | 0.21 | – |
| Gunnison | 26°F | −6°F | 0.82 | 11.1 |
| Aspen | 35°F | 9°F | 1.05 | – |
| Salida | 43°F | 12°F | 0.31 | 4.0 |
| Estes Park | 37°F | 16°F | 0.82 | 9.8 |
| Vail | 29°F | 7°F | 1.98 | 35.3 |
| Monte Vista | 33°F | −2°F | 0.40 | 6.0 |
| Rocky Ford | 48°F | 15°F | 0.30 | 4.6 |
| Yuma | 43°F | 17°F | 0.29 | 3.9 |
| Burlington | 44°F | 17°F | 0.19 | – |
| Buena Vista | 41°F | 11°F | 0.33 | 6.2 |
| Walsenburg | 47°F | 21°F | 0.83 | 10.5 |
| Elizabeth | 43°F | 18°F | 0.65 | 7.9 |
| Leadville | 30°F | 5°F | 0.99 | 18.8 |
| Palisade | 40°F | 21°F | 0.61 | 4.1 |
| Telluride | 36°F | 0°F | 1.45 | 23.6 |
| Cedaredge | 37°F | 19°F | 1.05 | 9.8 |
| Meeker | 34°F | 8°F | 1.07 | – |
| Wray | 43°F | 16°F | 0.43 | 5.0 |
| Las Animas | 48°F | 16°F | 0.38 | 3.9 |
| Coal Creek | 33°F | 16°F | 1.00 | 17.4 |
| Holyoke | 42°F | 13°F | 0.32 | 4.5 |
| Rangely | 31°F | 3°F | 0.67 | 8.0 |
| Limon | 43°F | 10°F | 0.27 | – |
| Hayden | 30°F | 8°F | 1.80 | 26.3 |
| Center | 32°F | 4°F | 0.13 | 3.5 |
| Byers | 42°F | 14°F | 0.45 | 6.1 |
| Akron | 41°F | 17°F | 0.17 | – |
| Crested Butte | 26°F | −6°F | 2.72 | 42.2 |
| Fraser | 31°F | −1°F | 1.94 | 24.7 |
| Paonia | 39°F | 16°F | 1.21 | 11.4 |
| Kremmling | 26°F | −1°F | 0.73 | 10.7 |
| Del Norte | 35°F | 7°F | 0.36 | 5.3 |
| Ellicott | 46°F | 15°F | 0.29 | – |
| Springfield | 48°F | 17°F | 0.30 | – |
| Ridgway | 40°F | 7°F | 1.02 | 13.6 |
| Mancos | 40°F | 12°F | 1.38 | 14.7 |
| Georgetown | 36°F | 16°F | 0.81 | 12.5 |
| Julesburg | 41°F | 16°F | 0.41 | 3.7 |
| Cripple Creek | 34°F | 14°F | 0.51 | – |
| Ordway | 45°F | 12°F | 0.24 | 2.4 |
| Dillon | 31°F | 2°F | 0.95 | 18.0 |
| Manassa | 35°F | 5°F | 0.21 | 4.6 |
| Ouray | 36°F | 16°F | 1.77 | 27.7 |
| Ignacio | 38°F | 11°F | 1.06 | 8.9 |
| Holly | 46°F | 15°F | 0.39 | 4.2 |
| Allenspark | 32°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Hugo | 46°F | 12°F | 0.16 | 3.2 |
| Fairplay | 31°F | 10°F | 0.65 | – |
| Silverton | 34°F | −6°F | 2.04 | 30.8 |
| Cheyenne Wells | 44°F | 20°F | 0.22 | 2.9 |
| Dove Creek | 38°F | 17°F | – | – |
| Stratton | 43°F | 18°F | 0.41 | 4.1 |
| Eads | 45°F | 16°F | 0.26 | 2.5 |
| San Luis | 37°F | 6°F | 0.38 | – |
| Flagler | 45°F | 17°F | 0.34 | 5.1 |
| Walden | 27°F | 2°F | 0.58 | 9.3 |
| Nunn | 42°F | 14°F | 0.25 | – |
| Saguache | 36°F | 7°F | 0.20 | – |
| Norwood | 39°F | 13°F | 0.90 | 12.0 |
| Walsh | 46°F | 19°F | 0.46 | 4.5 |
| Twin Lakes | 34°F | 5°F | 0.44 | – |
| Westcliffe | 40°F | 8°F | 0.48 | 8.4 |
| Fleming | 42°F | 17°F | 0.25 | 3.7 |
| Lake City | 34°F | 1°F | 0.83 | – |
| Grand Lake | 30°F | 5°F | 1.65 | 30.6 |
| Yampa | 32°F | 7°F | 1.37 | 26.1 |
| Collbran | 37°F | 11°F | 1.04 | 12.5 |
| Blanca | 37°F | 4°F | 0.37 | – |
| Placerville | 40°F | 13°F | 1.42 | – |
| Dinosaur | 31°F | 14°F | 0.77 | – |
| Kit Carson | 45°F | 12°F | 0.26 | 2.4 |
| Cheraw | 47°F | 13°F | 0.32 | 2.9 |
| Rye | 44°F | 23°F | 1.25 | 18.1 |
| Seibert | 43°F | 15°F | 0.28 | 3.8 |
| Sedgwick | 40°F | 15°F | 0.32 | 4.1 |
| Florissant | 39°F | 5°F | 0.45 | 7.0 |
| Genoa | 42°F | 21°F | 0.34 | 5.3 |
| Crestone | 33°F | 9°F | 0.50 | 8.0 |
| Crook | 44°F | 13°F | 0.31 | 2.9 |
| New Raymer | 42°F | 14°F | 0.25 | 4.6 |
| Joes | 44°F | 15°F | 0.43 | 5.3 |
| Campo | 49°F | 19°F | 0.34 | 4.3 |
| Idalia | 42°F | 16°F | 0.47 | 4.4 |
| Divide | 33°F | 9°F | 0.66 | – |
| Briggsdale | 41°F | 10°F | 0.15 | 2.4 |
| Sheridan Lake | 44°F | 14°F | 0.30 | – |
| Maybell | 32°F | 1°F | 0.89 | 10.9 |
| Guffey | 37°F | 16°F | 0.56 | 8.4 |
| Matheson | 43°F | 15°F | – | – |
| Altenbern | 37°F | 12°F | 1.18 | 11.7 |
| Antero Reservoir | 32°F | −4°F | 0.28 | 5.4 |
| Arapahoe (12 mi S) | 45°F | 16°F | 0.42 | 2.5 |
| Arapahoe (14 mi N) | 44°F | 17°F | – | – |
| Bailey | 38°F | 9°F | 0.52 | 8.0 |
| Black Canyon Of The Gunnison | 37°F | 13°F | 1.73 | – |
| Blue Mesa Lake | 26°F | −1°F | 0.69 | 12.4 |
| Bonham Reservoir | 26°F | 6°F | 2.87 | – |
| Bonny Dam (2 mi NE) | 43°F | 17°F | 0.37 | 4.6 |
| Buckhorn Mountain (1 mi E) | 40°F | 21°F | 0.65 | 15.1 |
| Cabin Creek | 32°F | 12°F | 0.99 | 15.9 |
| Cheesman | 45°F | 14°F | 0.51 | 7.0 |
| Cimarron | 35°F | 3°F | 1.09 | 14.5 |
| Climax | 27°F | 3°F | 2.34 | 44.5 |
| Cochetopa Creek | 28°F | −4°F | 0.72 | 10.8 |
| Colorado National Monument | 39°F | 21°F | 0.83 | 6.2 |
| Creede | 37°F | 6°F | 0.99 | – |
| Creede Water Treatment Plant | 33°F | −10°F | 0.84 | – |
| Cumbre Vista - Colorado Springs 1 | 43°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Denver Water Dept | 49°F | 21°F | 0.43 | 5.5 |
| Eastonville (2 mi NNW) | 41°F | 9°F | 0.63 | 11.5 |
| Fort Collins (4 mi E) | 43°F | 15°F | 0.40 | 6.6 |
| Fort Lewis | 36°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Gateway (1 mi ENE) | 45°F | 21°F | 0.71 | 3.5 |
| Glade Park (17 mi W) | 39°F | 12°F | 1.07 | 9.5 |
| Gould 4 mi SE State Forest State Park | 29°F | 3°F | 1.72 | – |
| Grant | 34°F | 9°F | 0.56 | 9.9 |
| Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve | 33°F | 11°F | 0.58 | 8.1 |
| Green Mount Dam | 28°F | 4°F | 1.13 | – |
| Gross Reservoir | 39°F | 17°F | 0.71 | 9.4 |
| Hermit (8 mi SE) | 34°F | −1°F | 0.56 | 9.0 |
| Hohnholz Ranch | 35°F | 7°F | 0.64 | 10.4 |
| Hourglass Reservoir | 31°F | 11°F | 1.23 | 16.2 |
| John Martin Dam | 46°F | 16°F | 0.24 | 1.7 |
| Karval | 46°F | 15°F | 0.18 | 3.1 |
| Kassler | 47°F | 17°F | 0.61 | 8.7 |
| Kim (10 mi SSE) | 50°F | 21°F | 0.36 | 4.2 |
| Kim (15 mi NNE) | 49°F | 17°F | 0.57 | 6.8 |
| Lake George (8 mi SW) | 33°F | −1°F | 0.30 | 6.0 |
| Lemon Dam | 37°F | 9°F | 2.70 | 29.1 |
| Leroy (5 mi WSW) | 40°F | 15°F | 0.32 | 4.7 |
| Lindon (5 mi WNW) | 44°F | 13°F | 0.35 | 4.1 |
| Marston Filter Plant | 46°F | 19°F | 0.48 | 6.3 |
| Massadona (3 mi E) | 33°F | 12°F | 1.09 | 13.3 |
| Meredith | 34°F | 4°F | – | – |
| Mesa Verde National Park | 40°F | 20°F | 1.96 | 18.1 |
| Northdale | 37°F | 11°F | 0.76 | – |
| Paradox (2 mi N) | 40°F | 13°F | 0.95 | 6.1 |
| Ralston Reservoir | 45°F | 23°F | 0.70 | 8.0 |
| Rio Grande Reservoir | 34°F | −4°F | 1.22 | 19.3 |
| Roxborough State Park | 46°F | 19°F | 0.83 | – |
| Rush (1 mi N) | 43°F | 16°F | 0.24 | 4.7 |
| Rustic (9 mi WSW) | 36°F | 15°F | 0.47 | 6.4 |
| Ruxton Park | 39°F | 13°F | 0.74 | 12.5 |
| Santa Maria Reservoir | 35°F | 2°F | 1.09 | – |
| Sargents | 33°F | −5°F | 1.27 | 21.5 |
| Shaw (4 mi ENE) | 42°F | 14°F | 0.32 | 5.2 |
| Sheep Mountain | 41°F | 17°F | 0.50 | 7.7 |
| Shoshone | 36°F | 15°F | 1.66 | – |
| Spicer | 29°F | 7°F | 0.97 | – |
| Strontia Springs Dam | 43°F | 14°F | 0.82 | 12.3 |
| Sugarloaf Reservoir | 32°F | 3°F | 0.97 | – |
| Tacony (13 mi SE) | 47°F | 15°F | 0.21 | 3.7 |
| Taylor Park | 29°F | −8°F | 1.69 | – |
| Uravan | 45°F | 17°F | 0.85 | 2.4 |
| Vallecito Reservoir | 37°F | 9°F | – | – |
| Virginia Dale (7 mi ENE) | 38°F | 16°F | 0.49 | 9.1 |
| Waterdale | 44°F | 15°F | 0.51 | 5.1 |
| Waverly (1 mi W) | 34°F | −3°F | 0.49 | 7.1 |
| Weather Office Pueblo | 48°F | 16°F | 0.37 | – |
| Wild Horse (6 mi N) | 45°F | 15°F | 0.27 | – |
| Williams Fork Dam | 26°F | 0°F | 1.00 | 14.2 |
| Woodrow (6 mi NNE) | 42°F | 9°F | 0.34 | 4.1 |
| Yellow Jacket (2 mi W) | 41°F | 16°F | 1.21 | – |
| Yellow Jacket (4 mi NE) | 40°F | 17°F | – | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.