Weather on January 17 at Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain National Park

CORocky Mountain8,000 ft elevation
Avg High37°F
Avg Low17°F
Warmest197450°F
Coldest20012°F

Based on 55 years of data from Estes Park, CO

Elevation Note: Rocky Mountain sits at 8,000 ft. Expect temperatures 28°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Estes Park, CO at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

January 17th in Rocky Mountain National Park (via Estes Park, CO) typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 37°F and lows near 17°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest January 17th was in 1974 (50°F average), while the coldest was 2001 (2°F) — a 48°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded January 17th dates, with snow falling 16% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2"). The last decade has been 4.4°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 4.4°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 17th in Rocky Mountain? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202627°F14°F0"--
202552°F33°F0"0"
202434°F20°F0"0"
202339°F13°F0"0"
202245°F35°F----
202143°F29°F----
202049°F6°F0"0"
201939°F30°F0.3"0.2"
201835°F-2°F0"0"
201730°F6°F0.13"0.9"
201627°F12°F0"0"
201545°F29°F0"0"
201436°F27°F0"0"
201343°F10°F0"0"
201236°F6°F0.1"0.7"
201143°F28°F0.03"0"
201050°F34°F0"0"
200947°F31°F0"0"
200811°F-3°F0"0"
200731°F0°F0"0"
200625°F17°F0"0"
200542°F27°F0"0"
200440°F15°F0"0"
200331°F15°F0"0.1"
200230°F8°F0"0"
200114°F-10°F0.13"1"
200047°F32°F0"0"
199938°F15°F0.3"1.7"
199828°F13°F0.08"0.5"
199724°F1°F0"0"
199640°F24°F0"0"
199527°F13°F0"0"
199435°F25°F0"0"
199335°F12°F0.41"2"
199223°F3°F0"--
199136°F21°F0"0"
199036°F15°F0"0"
198943°F21°F0"0"
198822°F-3°F0"--
198723°F-10°F0"0"
198647°F30°F0"0"
198549°F17°F0"0"
198426°F-12°F0.28"2"
198342°F15°F0"0"
198140°F-4°F0"0"
198039°F24°F0"--
197939°F22°F0"--
197838°F26°F0"--
197742°F22°F0"--
197650°F35°F0"--
197546°F27°F0"0"
197456°F45°F0"0"
197344°F38°F0"--
197245°F28°F0"--
197150°F21°F0"--

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