Like any other month in Denver January can yield a wide variety of conditions.  The month is pretty consistently our coldest but by the end of the month we do start to see temperatures slowly start to climb.  Big time snow can and does happen but more often than not the month is quite dry – in fact it is our second driest month of the year.

The real story in January is oftentimes the wind.  Warm but potentially damaging Chinook winds appear with greater frequency and can be a blessing and a curse.  Conversely, cold Bora winds bring dangerous wind chills during the month.

For a complete look at our January weather, a look back at last year and a look ahead at this year’s January weather check out our complete January weather preview.