Weather in Denver in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Denver;
Average weather
Average temperature in Denver in January
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of -19°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +3°C to -1°C.
Is Denver warm or cold in January?
Denver is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -6°C to -7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Denver, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Denver in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +6°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -32°C | -27°C | -31°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 3 mm | 4 mm | 5 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 60% | 60% | 59% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +6°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 3 mm to 4 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 60%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in December to 9 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Denver is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Denver?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Denver in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+16°C) and the highest in 2012 (+20°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 211 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 681 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Denver, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.