Weather on January 5 at Canyonlands
Canyonlands National Park
Based on 56 years of data from Moab, UT
Elevation Note: Canyonlands sits at 5,000 ft. Expect temperatures 18°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Moab, UT at a lower elevation.
Planning Your Visit
January 5th in Canyonlands National Park (via Moab, UT) typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 41°F and lows near 19°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 5th was in 1994 (46°F average), while the coldest was 1971 (9°F) — a 37°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 27% of recorded January 5th dates, with snow falling 11% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 7"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for January 5th in Canyonlands? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57°F | 32°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2025 | 45°F | 27°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2024 | 48°F | 21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2023 | 41°F | 28°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2022 | 42°F | 18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2021 | 44°F | 18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2020 | 28°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2019 | 50°F | 19°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2018 | 39°F | 23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2017 | 51°F | 24°F | 0.41" | 1" |
| 2016 | 34°F | 15°F | 0.23" | 2" |
| 2015 | 42°F | 18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2014 | 39°F | 12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2013 | 23°F | -2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2012 | 48°F | 17°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2011 | 28°F | 6°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2010 | 28°F | 8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2009 | 24°F | 8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2008 | 54°F | 27°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2007 | 53°F | 31°F | 1.4" | 2" |
| 2006 | 56°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2005 | 44°F | 36°F | 0.15" | 0" |
| 2004 | 35°F | 12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2003 | 48°F | 23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2002 | 36°F | 22°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2001 | 49°F | 17°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2000 | 43°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1999 | 51°F | 21°F | 0" | -- |
| 1998 | 48°F | 32°F | 0.74" | 0" |
| 1997 | 36°F | 23°F | 0.03" | 0" |
| 1996 | 46°F | 17°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1995 | 36°F | 27°F | 0.64" | 3.5" |
| 1994 | 59°F | 33°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1993 | 34°F | 12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1992 | 31°F | 21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1991 | 39°F | 25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 38°F | 10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1989 | 43°F | 25°F | 0" | -- |
| 1988 | 29°F | 23°F | 1.02" | 7" |
| 1987 | 54°F | 33°F | 0" | -- |
| 1986 | 42°F | 16°F | 0.08" | -- |
| 1985 | 45°F | 16°F | 0" | -- |
| 1984 | 46°F | 18°F | 0" | -- |
| 1983 | 46°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1982 | 49°F | 22°F | 0.18" | -- |
| 1981 | 54°F | 33°F | 0.1" | 0" |
| 1980 | 34°F | 25°F | 0" | -- |
| 1979 | 26°F | 14°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1978 | 54°F | 32°F | 0.25" | -- |
| 1977 | 43°F | 24°F | 0.03" | -- |
| 1976 | 31°F | 5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1975 | 31°F | 7°F | 0" | -- |
| 1974 | 27°F | 18°F | 0.97" | 4.7" |
| 1973 | 25°F | 9°F | 0.05" | 0" |
| 1972 | 30°F | 14°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1971 | 20°F | -3°F | 0" | 0" |