Grand Junction, CO: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 33.2°F in Grand Junction, CO, the warmest January since 2024, tied 16th warmest of 134 (with 1900).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 33.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 16th warmest of 134
Precipitation: 0.34 in; Driest since 2025; 38th driest of 134

A normal January in Grand Junction, CO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 29.1°F, between 20.5°F and 33.4°F in eight years of ten and 0.58 in of precipitation, between 0.22 in and 1.04 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Grand Junction, CO since 1893: 33.2°F in 2026; the highest is 36.9°F, in 2005.

Normal range, 20.5 to 33.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Grand Junction, CO from 1893 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	33.2	16	44	11	22.4	27	0.34	97	0
2025	30.3	41	41.9	31	18.8	51	0.01	133	0
2024	34.8	6	45.4	5	24.1	10	0.26	107	0
2023	32.7	19	39.4	46	26	4	0.79	30	0
2022	27.1	68	37.6	65	16.5	67	0.14	123	0
2021	28.1	60	39.2	47	17	66	0.36	93	0
2020	26.6	72	34.5	89	18.7	52	0.51	65	0
2019	26.8	71	36.2	76	17.5	61	0.44	78	0
2018	31.5	32	43.6	14	19.3	45	0.76	37	0
2017	30.7	37	39.1	50	22.3	30	1.01	20	0
2016	24.1	89	33.4	97	14.8	83	0.92	26	0
2015	31.5	32	42	30	21.1	37	0.73	38	0
2014	24.3	87	35.1	86	13.4	93	0.67	40	0
2013	14.3	130	25.6	129	3	130	0.61	51	0
2012	31.6	31	44	11	19.3	45	0.37	89	0
2011	23.8	94	33.9	91	13.7	89	0.10	128	0
2010	20.6	108	30.5	118	10.7	106	0.55	57	0
2009	24.7	85	35.2	85	14.2	87	0.31	100	0
2008	21.5	107	31.3	112	11.7	102	0.63	47	0
2007	22.6	101	33.8	93	11.4	105	0.49	69	0
2006	32.2	26	42.5	26	21.8	33	0.41	83	0
2005	36.9	1	45.5	4	28.3	1	1.66	3	0
2004	21.6	106	30.6	117	12.7	95	0.82	29	0
2003	35.3	4	46.9	2	23.6	16	0.13	125	0
2002	27.9	62	38.5	60	17.2	64	0.25	110	0
2001	28	61	38.6	58	17.3	62	0.43	80	0
2000	32.7	19	42.1	29	23.4	19	1.35	8	0
1999	32.9	18	42.9	22	22.9	23	0.09	130	0
1998	33.4	14	43.2	18	23.7	15	0.47	74	0
1997	30.6	39	38.6	58	22.6	25	0.63	47	0
1996	30.1	43	41	36	19.2	48	0.65	45	0
1995	33.7	11	42.4	27	24.9	6	0.62	49	0
1994	31.7	30	43.1	19	20.3	40	0.23	114	0
1993	31.9	29	39.1	50	24.6	9	1.36	6	0
1992	19.9	115	31.1	114	8.6	115	0.24	112	0
1991	17.5	122	28.9	120	6.2	124	0.92	26	0
1990	28.5	54	39.1	50	17.9	58	0.59	53	0
1989	20.2	111	32.8	101	7.6	121	0.98	23	0
1988	17.4	123	28.8	121	5.9	125	1.07	17	0
1987	27.4	65	38.8	55	16	72	0.30	102	0
1986	34.1	9	44.4	9	23.9	13	0.13	125	0
1985	31.1	35	39.2	47	23	22	0.51	65	0
1984	20.6	108	31.9	109	9.4	111	0.28	105	0
1983	34.2	8	43.6	14	24.9	6	0.50	67	0
1982	25.9	77	35.4	83	16.5	67	0.29	103	0
1981	36.8	2	48.7	1	24.9	6	0.44	78	0
1980	32.6	22	39.8	42	25.4	5	0.57	56	0
1979	16.6	126	25.2	131	7.9	120	1.36	6	0
1978	29.4	48	35.4	83	23.4	19	1.08	16	0
1977	23.9	92	36	79	11.8	101	0.37	89	0
1976	21.7	105	33.8	93	9.6	107	0.13	125	0
1975	20	114	31.4	110	8.6	115	0.53	62	0
1974	16.8	125	24.6	132	9.1	113	1.20	12	0
1973	11.5	134	22	134	1	133	0.79	30	0
1972	30	45	41.8	32	18.2	56	0.20	118	0
1971	27.7	63	39	53	16.3	70	0.19	119	0
1970	29.3	50	38.7	57	19.9	43	0.52	64	0
1969	28.5	54	37.6	65	19.3	45	1.03	19	0
1968	15.4	128	27	126	3.8	128	0.26	107	0
1967	23.8	94	33.9	91	13.8	88	0.25	110	0
1966	24.5	86	36.6	73	12.3	98	0.65	45	0
1965	32.3	24	41.8	32	22.8	24	0.66	41	0
1964	25.4	81	37.2	68	13.7	89	0.47	74	0
1963	12.1	133	22.5	133	1.7	132	0.99	22	0
1962	22.9	99	33.4	97	12.4	97	0.39	87	0
1961	29.3	50	43.3	17	15.4	77	trace	134	0
1960	26.6	72	34.7	87	18.5	54	0.33	98	0
1959	29.4	48	39.5	43	19.2	48	0.36	93	0
1958	29.8	46	39.5	43	20	42	0.55	57	0
1957	24.9	84	32.7	102	17.2	64	2.46	1	0
1956	36.7	3	46.2	3	27.2	2	1.07	17	0
1955	23.9	92	32.2	105	15.6	76	0.61	51	0
1954	32.7	19	43	21	22.4	27	0.35	95	0
1953	33.5	12	43.1	19	23.9	13	0.53	62	0
1952	26.9	69	34.3	90	19.5	44	0.48	72	0
1951	25.3	83	35.8	80	14.8	83	0.78	32	0
1950	23.1	98	33.6	95	12.6	96	1.40	5	0
1949	18.9	120	28.3	124	9.5	109	1.33	9	0
1948	25.5	80	36.2	76	14.7	85	0.50	67	0
1947	22	103	34.6	88	9.5	109	0.40	86	0
1946	26.1	76	37.1	71	15.1	79	0.23	114	0
1945	32	27	42.6	25	21.4	35	0.26	107	0
1944	25.7	79	36.4	74	15.1	79	0.27	106	0
1943	32.3	24	43.5	16	21	38	0.15	121	0
1942	28.5	54	38.9	54	18	57	0.19	119	0
1941	32	27	40	41	24.1	10	0.77	34	0
1940	28.5	54	36.3	75	20.8	39	1.43	4	0
1939	27.4	65	37.2	68	17.6	60	0.95	24	0
1938	32.4	23	41.4	35	23.4	19	0.58	54	0
1937	15.1	129	25.6	129	4.5	126	0.66	41	0
1936	27.4	65	36.9	72	17.8	59	0.24	112	0
1935	34	10	44.4	9	23.6	16	0.77	34	0
1934	34.5	7	45.1	7	24	12	0.41	83	0
1933	20.2	111	32	107	8.5	117	0.54	60	0
1932	21.8	104	31.4	110	12.1	99	0.31	100	0
1931	27.6	64	40.1	40	15.1	79	0.10	128	0
1930	19.2	119	28.7	122	9.6	107	1.73	2	0
1929	19.5	118	30.8	115	8.2	119	0.95	24	0
1928	30.5	40	42.4	27	18.7	52	0.29	103	0
1927	29.3	50	39.5	43	19	50	0.84	28	0
1926	28.5	54	38.5	60	18.4	55	0.48	72	0
1925	13.4	132	26	127	0.9	134	0.49	69	0
1924	17.2	124	30.1	119	4.4	127	0.35	95	0
1923	33.5	12	45.3	6	21.7	34	0.73	38	0
1922	26.9	69	37.8	64	16.1	71	0.58	54	0
1921	31.1	35	40.9	37	21.2	36	0.21	117	0
1920	17.9	121	28.3	124	7.5	122	0.66	41	1
1919	19.6	117	32.6	103	6.6	123	0.05	132	0
1918	23.2	97	32.9	100	13.5	91	1.28	10	0
1917	14.2	131	25.7	128	2.6	131	0.78	32	0
1916	22.5	102	32.1	106	12.9	94	1.18	13	0
1915	20.3	110	31.2	113	9.3	112	0.77	34	0
1914	24.2	88	33.4	97	15	82	1.15	14	0
1913	15.9	127	28.4	123	3.4	129	0.62	49	0
1912	24	90	36.2	76	11.7	102	0.54	60	0
1911	31.5	32	40.6	38	22.4	27	0.49	69	0
1910	22.8	100	33.5	96	12.1	99	0.38	88	0
1909	30.2	42	38.1	62	22.3	30	0.66	41	0
1908	26.5	74	37.2	68	15.9	74	0.43	80	0
1907	35	5	43.8	13	26.1	3	0.47	74	0
1906	26.3	75	38.1	62	14.5	86	0.41	83	0
1905	24	90	32.6	103	15.4	77	1.15	14	0
1904	25.4	81	37.4	67	13.5	91	0.33	98	0
1903	23.8	94	35.8	80	11.7	102	0.15	121	0
1902	30.1	43	42.8	24	17.3	62	0.37	89	0
1901	28.3	59	40.2	39	16.5	67	0.45	77	0
1900	33.2	16	42.9	22	23.5	18	0.14	123	0
1899	20.2	111	32	107	8.5	117	0.42	82	0
1898	19.8	116	30.7	116	8.8	114	0.55	57	0
1897	29.8	46	39.2	47	20.3	40	1.00	21	0
1896	33.4	14	44.8	8	22.1	32	0.37	89	0
1895	30.7	37	38.8	55	22.5	26	1.24	11	0
1894	25.9	77	35.8	80	16	72	0.08	131	0
1893	28.8	53	41.8	32	15.7	75	0.22	116	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2005	36.9
1981	36.8
1956	36.7
2003	35.3
1907	35
2024	34.8
1934	34.5
1983	34.2
1986	34.1
1935	34

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1973	11.5
1963	12.1
1925	13.4
1917	14.2
2013	14.3
1937	15.1
1968	15.4
1913	15.9
1979	16.6
1974	16.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	2.46
1930	1.73
2005	1.66
1940	1.43
1950	1.40
1993	1.36
1979	1.36
2000	1.35
1949	1.33
1918	1.28

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	trace
2025	0.01
1919	0.05
1894	0.08
1999	0.09
2011	0.10
1931	0.10
2003	0.13
1986	0.13
1976	0.13

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 14 January 2026
Coldest night: 10°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.13 in; 23 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 0.34 in of precipitation in Grand Junction, CO, the driest January since 2025, 38th driest of 134.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Grand Junction, CO: 55°F on Wednesday 14 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Grand Junction, CO: a low of 10°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Grand Junction, CO: 0.13 in on Friday 23 January 2026.