Coldest Januarys in Colorado since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in Colorado since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we’ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.

#10. January 1924
– Average temperature: 18.9°F
– Monthly high temperature: 33°F
– Monthly low temperature: 4.8°F
– Total precipitation: 0.67″

#9. January 1918
– Average temperature: 18.6°F
– Monthly high temperature: 30.6°F
– Monthly low temperature: 6.5°F
– Total precipitation: 2.03″

#7. January 1962 (tie)
– Average temperature: 18.4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 31.8°F
– Monthly low temperature: 5°F
– Total precipitation: 1.31″

#7. January 1932 (tie)
– Average temperature: 18.4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 30.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: 6.5°F
– Total precipitation: 0.88″

#6. January 1925
– Average temperature: 18.3°F
– Monthly high temperature: 31.6°F
– Monthly low temperature: 5°F
– Total precipitation: 0.55″

#5. January 1963
– Average temperature: 16.7°F
– Monthly high temperature: 30.2°F
– Monthly low temperature: 3.2°F
– Total precipitation: 1.2″

#4. January 1949
– Average temperature: 15.4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 27.1°F
– Monthly low temperature: 3.7°F
– Total precipitation: 1.91″

#3. January 1979
– Average temperature: 14.7°F
– Monthly high temperature: 26°F
– Monthly low temperature: 3.4°F
– Total precipitation: 1.92″

#2. January 1930
– Average temperature: 14°F
– Monthly high temperature: 26.8°F
– Monthly low temperature: 1.3°F
– Total precipitation: 1.6″

#1. January 1937
– Average temperature: 12.8°F
– Monthly high temperature: 26.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: -0.8°F
– Total precipitation: 0.79″