Denver, CO: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 34.4°F in Denver, CO, the warmest January since 2020, 34th warmest of 155.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 34.4°F; Warmest since 2020; 34th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 0.32 in; Driest since 2024; 69th driest of 155

A normal January in Denver, CO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 31.8°F, between 27.8°F and 35°F in eight years of ten and 0.34 in of precipitation, between 0.08 in and 0.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Denver, CO since 1872: 34.4°F in 2026; the highest is 40.3°F, in 1986.

Normal range, 27.8 to 35°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Denver, CO from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	34.4	34	48.3	25	20.6	50	0.32	83	0
2025	25.8	133	38.4	129	13.2	136	0.52	55	0
2024	28.2	108	41.8	99	14.5	123	0.28	94	0
2023	25	139	34.3	147	15.7	107	1.25	8	0
2022	30.9	78	45.1	58	16.6	99	0.78	20	0
2021	33.9	42	46.2	48	21.6	34	0.22	109	0
2020	34.6	32	48	29	21.1	41	0.14	128	0
2019	32	62	44.6	66	19.5	62	0.75	28	0
2018	34.6	32	49.2	17	20.1	54	0.54	49	0
2017	30	90	42.3	93	17.7	84	0.54	49	0
2016	31.8	65	43.5	79	20.1	54	0.50	58	0
2015	33.9	42	46.7	38	21	44	0.38	73	0
2014	31.1	76	44.9	62	17.3	89	0.94	16	0
2013	30.3	85	44.6	66	16	103	0.31	88	0
2012	36	20	50.3	11	21.6	34	0.26	98	0
2011	29.9	95	42.2	95	17.7	84	0.61	43	0
2010	30.3	85	43	88	17.6	86	0.07	143	0
2009	34.9	26	48.2	26	21.6	34	0.13	130	0
2008	27.9	111	40.1	111	15.7	107	0.08	142	0
2007	20.8	148	31.8	151	9.8	145	0.55	47	0
2006	37.4	8	51.6	7	23.2	22	0.28	94	0
2005	32.5	57	44.9	62	20	58	0.37	78	0
2004	31.8	65	45.5	54	18.2	78	0.23	105	0
2003	36.9	11	51.7	5	22	32	0.03	149	0
2002	29.3	98	41.5	103	17	93	0.48	61	0
2001	30	90	41.9	98	18.1	79	0.78	20	0
2000	33	52	46.3	45	19.7	61	0.24	103	0
1999	33.7	48	46.5	40	20.9	47	0.38	73	0
1998	32.7	54	44.3	69	21	44	0.05	145	0
1997	27.9	111	39.9	113	15.8	106	0.26	98	0
1996	27.1	126	41.6	100	12.5	140	0.29	91	0
1995	33.9	42	47.2	33	20.5	51	0.21	112	0
1994	34.3	35	48.1	28	20.5	51	0.54	49	0
1993	27.3	121	39.4	120	15.2	115	0.25	101	0
1992	31.8	65	45	60	18.5	72	1.19	10	0
1991	27.8	113	41.4	104	14.3	126	0.76	27	0
1990	36.4	16	48.6	22	24.2	13	0.74	29	0
1989	33.5	49	47.8	30	19.2	67	1.14	11	0
1988	25.1	138	38.1	132	12.2	141	0.40	67	0
1987	32.1	61	44.9	62	19.4	63	0.69	34	0
1986	40.3	1	54.7	1	25.9	6	0.22	109	0
1985	25.5	136	37.5	136	13.6	131	0.68	36	0
1984	27.2	123	39	125	15.5	111	0.18	118	0
1983	31.9	64	42.1	96	21.6	34	0.15	127	0
1982	30.2	88	43	88	17.5	87	0.32	83	0
1981	37.3	9	52	4	22.6	27	0.29	91	0
1980	25.9	132	37.5	136	14.4	124	0.64	40	0
1979	18	154	30.6	152	5.4	153	0.34	82	0
1978	25.8	133	37.5	136	14.1	128	0.27	96	0
1977	29.2	100	43.9	76	14.4	124	0.16	125	0
1976	32.3	58	46.3	45	18.3	77	0.19	117	0
1975	31.6	70	46.4	42	16.9	94	0.23	105	0
1974	23.7	144	37.5	136	9.8	145	1.03	12	0
1973	27.3	121	39.8	115	14.8	119	1.31	7	0
1972	30.5	82	45.9	51	15	118	0.36	79	0
1971	32	62	45.7	52	18.4	75	0.35	81	0
1970	30.6	80	45.2	56	15.9	105	0.10	140	0
1969	34.9	26	49.8	15	20.1	54	0.17	122	0
1968	29.7	96	44.1	72	15.3	112	0.51	57	0
1967	33.9	42	48.9	19	19	68	0.84	17	0
1966	28.5	104	44	74	13.1	137	0.30	89	0
1965	35	25	48.8	20	21.2	40	1.00	13	0
1964	30.6	80	45.5	54	15.6	109	0.26	98	0
1963	19.1	151	33.1	150	5.1	154	0.71	32	0
1962	19.5	149	33.4	149	5.5	152	1.33	6	0
1961	31.7	69	44	74	19.4	63	0.07	143	0
1960	27.6	118	39.9	113	15.3	112	0.77	23	0
1959	30	90	42.8	91	17.2	91	1.24	9	0
1958	32.9	53	46.5	40	19.3	66	0.73	31	0
1957	25.8	133	38.2	131	13.3	134	0.32	83	0
1956	34	40	46.9	36	21	44	0.39	71	0
1955	27.2	123	38.8	127	15.6	109	0.23	105	0
1954	36.3	18	50.2	13	22.3	29	0.23	105	0
1953	39.6	3	52.9	2	26.3	3	0.39	71	0
1952	34.8	29	48.4	23	21.3	38	0.01	153	0
1951	26.9	127	39.1	124	14.6	121	0.83	19	0
1950	29.4	97	45	60	13.7	130	0.47	63	0
1949	19.4	150	29.8	153	9.1	147	1.46	4	0
1948	30	90	41.2	106	18.7	71	1.43	5	0
1947	33.3	51	44.8	65	21.8	33	0.32	83	0
1946	34.3	35	46.3	45	22.3	29	0.45	65	0
1945	33.9	42	43.8	77	23.9	15	0.69	34	0
1944	32.3	58	43.4	80	21.3	38	1.00	13	0
1943	34.7	31	46.4	42	23.1	25	0.27	96	0
1942	30	90	41.1	108	18.8	69	0.65	38	0
1941	34.3	35	44.5	68	24.1	14	0.71	32	0
1940	24.3	142	34	148	14.6	121	0.78	20	0
1939	33.4	50	43.3	82	23.5	20	0.74	29	0
1938	34.9	26	46.2	48	23.6	18	0.77	23	0
1937	18.2	152	28.8	154	7.6	150	0.29	91	0
1936	32.2	60	43.3	82	21.1	41	0.40	67	0
1935	39.4	4	52.6	3	26.1	5	0.03	149	0
1934	40.1	2	51.1	9	29	1	0.01	153	0
1933	36	20	47.4	32	24.6	11	0.01	153	0
1932	27.7	116	37.7	134	17.8	82	0.53	52	0
1931	35.7	23	46.6	39	24.9	8	0.02	152	0
1930	16.9	155	27.7	155	6.1	151	0.48	61	0
1929	27.6	118	38.4	129	16.9	94	0.14	128	0
1928	36.5	14	48.4	23	24.7	10	0.24	103	0
1927	35.2	24	46.9	36	23.5	20	0.18	118	0
1926	31.2	75	41.2	106	21.1	41	0.77	23	0
1925	31.4	73	42.9	90	19.9	59	0.13	130	0
1924	30.4	83	42.3	93	17.8	82	0.52	55	1
1923	37.9	7	49.1	18	26.7	2	0.13	130	0
1922	27.7	116	39.3	122	16.1	102	0.30	89	0
1921	33.8	47	43.8	77	23.7	17	0.77	23	0
1920	36	20	47.2	33	24.9	8	0.64	40	0
1919	34.2	38	45.7	52	22.6	27	0.12	135	0
1918	24.6	140	35.7	143	13.4	132	0.59	44	0
1917	28.3	106	40.1	111	16.6	99	0.20	115	0
1916	22.8	146	34.6	145	10.9	144	0.53	52	0
1915	29.2	100	41.6	100	16.8	97	0.38	73	0
1914	36.8	12	48.2	26	25.5	7	0.03	149	0
1913	30.3	85	42.1	96	18.5	72	0.36	79	0
1912	32.7	54	46.1	50	19.4	63	0.12	135	0
1911	38.2	6	51.7	5	24.6	11	0.12	135	0
1910	31.6	70	43.2	87	20.1	54	0.16	125	0
1909	36.7	13	49.7	16	23.6	18	0.21	112	0
1908	34	40	47.1	35	20.8	49	0.53	52	0
1907	31.8	65	45.2	56	18.4	75	0.46	64	0
1906	36.5	14	51	10	22.1	31	0.17	122	0
1905	27.6	118	37.2	141	17.9	81	0.99	15	0
1904	31	77	43.3	82	18.8	69	0.04	148	0
1903	34.8	29	46.4	42	23.2	22	0.12	135	0
1902	29	102	42.8	91	15.1	117	0.17	122	0
1901	34.2	38	47.5	31	20.9	47	0.05	145	0
1900	36.3	18	48.7	21	23.9	15	0.13	130	0
1899	30.4	83	44.3	69	16.5	101	0.65	38	0
1898	29.3	98	41.6	100	16.9	94	0.20	115	0
1897	26.7	128	38.6	128	14.8	119	0.58	45	0
1896	37.3	9	51.5	8	23.2	22	0.25	101	0
1895	28.4	105	39.4	120	17.5	87	0.32	83	0
1894	31.4	73	44.2	71	18.5	72	0.18	118	0
1893	38.3	5	50.3	11	26.3	3	0.05	145	0
1892	26	130	37.8	133	14.2	127	0.40	67	0
1891	25.3	137	37.3	140	13.3	134	1.60	3	0
1890	28.3	106	41.3	105	15.2	115	0.18	118	0
1889	27.2	123	40.2	110	14.1	128	0.50	58	0
1888	28.1	110	43.4	80	12.9	139	0.11	139	0
1887	30.7	79	44.1	72	17.3	89	0.67	37	0
1886	21.7	147	35.1	144	8.4	149	0.62	42	0
1885	28.2	108	39.7	116	16.7	98	0.41	66	0
1884	31.6	70	43.3	82	19.9	59	0.22	109	0
1883	27.8	113	39.6	118	16	103	2.35	1	0
1882	28.8	103	39.5	119	18.1	79	0.57	46	0
1881	26	130	38.9	126	13.1	137	0.50	58	0
1880	36.4	16	49.9	14	23	26	0.38	73	0
1879	24.6	140	37.6	135	11.6	142	0.40	67	0
1878	26.3	129	39.3	122	13.4	132	0.10	140	0
1877	24.2	143	39.7	116	8.7	148	1.90	2	0
1876	27.8	113	40.3	109	15.3	112	0.21	112	0
1875	18.1	153	34.5	146	1.8	155	0.38	73	0
1874	32.7	54	45.1	58	20.2	53	0.84	17	0
1873	30.2	88	43.3	82	17.2	91	0.13	130	0
1872	23.7	144	36.1	142	11.3	143	0.55	47	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1986	40.3
1934	40.1
1953	39.6
1935	39.4
1893	38.3
1911	38.2
1923	37.9
2006	37.4
1981	37.3
1896	37.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1930	16.9
1979	18
1875	18.1
1937	18.2
1963	19.1
1949	19.4
1962	19.5
2007	20.8
1886	21.7
1916	22.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1883	2.35
1877	1.90
1891	1.60
1949	1.46
1948	1.43
1962	1.33
1973	1.31
2023	1.25
1959	1.24
1992	1.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1952	0.01
1934	0.01
1933	0.01
1931	0.02
2003	0.03
1935	0.03
1914	0.03
1904	0.04
1998	0.05
1901	0.05
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 67°F; 4 January 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.12 in; 19 January 2026, 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.32 in of precipitation in Denver, CO, the driest January since 2024, tied 69th driest of 155 (with 1982, 1957, 1947 and 1 other year).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Denver, CO: 67°F on Sunday 4 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Denver, CO: a low of -6°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Denver, CO: 0.12 in on Monday 19 January 2026 and Thursday 8 January 2026.