Weather on January 9 at Great Sand Dunes
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Based on 56 years of data from Alamosa, CO
Elevation Note: Great Sand Dunes sits at 8,200 ft. Expect temperatures 29°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Alamosa, CO at a lower elevation.
Planning Your Visit
January 9th in Great Sand Dunes National Park (via Alamosa, CO) typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 35°F and lows near -2°F — a 37°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 9th was in 2005 (41°F average), while the coldest was 1988 (-4°F) — a 45°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 9% of recorded January 9th dates, with snow falling 9% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 5.1"). 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 9th in Great Sand Dunes? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42°F | 22°F | 0.84" | 5" |
| 2025 | 30°F | 1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2024 | 29°F | -7°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2023 | 40°F | 4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2022 | 50°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2021 | 42°F | 7°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2020 | 32°F | -5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2019 | 37°F | 0°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2018 | 46°F | 7°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2017 | 22°F | 3°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2016 | 27°F | 7°F | 0.56" | 5.1" |
| 2015 | 36°F | 10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2014 | 27°F | -4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2013 | 24°F | -17°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2012 | 39°F | -3°F | 0" | -- |
| 2011 | 43°F | 4°F | 0" | -- |
| 2010 | 36°F | -13°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2009 | 40°F | 1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2008 | 26°F | -8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2007 | 34°F | -11°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2006 | 49°F | 9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2005 | 49°F | 33°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2004 | 45°F | 4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2003 | 45°F | 2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2002 | 46°F | 7°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2001 | 39°F | -9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2000 | 36°F | -1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1999 | 39°F | 0°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1998 | 32°F | -14°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1997 | 25°F | -8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1996 | 48°F | 2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1995 | 47°F | 11°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1994 | 42°F | -1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1993 | 35°F | 4°F | -- | 0" |
| 1992 | 19°F | -20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1991 | 21°F | 0°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 49°F | -1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1989 | 25°F | -18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1988 | 13°F | -21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1987 | 25°F | -15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1986 | 40°F | -3°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1985 | 34°F | 2°F | 0.18" | 0.7" |
| 1984 | 28°F | -14°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1983 | 32°F | 7°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1982 | 41°F | -8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1981 | 49°F | -1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1980 | 40°F | -6°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1979 | 17°F | -16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1978 | 51°F | 1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1977 | 20°F | -12°F | 0.13" | 0.9" |
| 1976 | 27°F | -12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1975 | 26°F | 3°F | 0.23" | 2.2" |
| 1974 | 39°F | 9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1973 | 18°F | -18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1972 | 32°F | -10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1971 | 23°F | -16°F | 0" | 0" |