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Typical January weather

Durango

Colorado · January

Frigid dawns that soften into a bright, bearable afternoon.

38° days
10° nights

about 7 rainy or snowy days · 10 hours of daylight

What to pack

What January feels like

Snowdown lands late in the month and is the most Durango thing there is: a costumed, absurd, week-long excuse to get through the darkest stretch of winter. The narrow-gauge train runs its shortened winter route up to Cascade Canyon, and on still mornings the coal smoke hangs over Main Avenue.

Expect about 7 days with something falling — rain, snow, or the sloppy mix in between. Nearly every night dips below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high38°
Typical low10°
Days with rain or snow7
Rain or melted snow1.3 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:24 am / 5:17 pm

How January compares

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