Weather on January 9 at Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain National Park

CORocky Mountain8,000 ft elevation
Avg High37°F
Avg Low19°F
Warmest201848°F
Coldest19938°F

Based on 54 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 9th in Rocky Mountain National Park (via Estes Park, CO) typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 37°F and lows near 19°F. Over 54 years of records, the warmest January 9th was in 2018 (48°F average), while the coldest was 1993 (8°F) — a 40°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 24% of recorded January 9th dates, with snow falling 19% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 5"). The last decade has been 1.1°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.1°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 9th in Rocky Mountain? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202627°F14°F0.15"1.6"
202534°F20°F0"0"
202427°F13°F0"0"
202343°F26°F0"0"
202235°F16°F----
202136°F6°F0"0"
202043°F21°F0"0"
201944°F15°F0"0"
201853°F42°F0"0"
201742°F30°F0.03"0"
201621°F4°F0.08"0.6"
201549°F15°F0"0"
201432°F16°F0"0"
201338°F28°F0"0"
201228°F3°F0"0"
201142°F23°F0"0.1"
201034°F20°F0"0"
200947°F28°F0.03"0.2"
200832°F14°F0"0"
200737°F20°F0"0"
200632°F14°F0.03"0.2"
200534°F28°F0.43"2.7"
200437°F28°F0"0"
200356°F16°F0"0"
200253°F39°F0"0"
200143°F9°F0"0"
200027°F16°F0.03"0.2"
199928°F17°F0"0"
199826°F19°F0"0"
199726°F7°F0.03"0.1"
199637°F29°F0"--
199533°F25°F0"0"
199434°F22°F0"0"
199318°F-1°F0.25"--
199236°F23°F0"0"
199143°F6°F0"0"
199049°F35°F0"0"
198932°F14°F0"0"
198730°F4°F0.05"0"
198651°F22°F0"0"
198524°F10°F0.08"--
198447°F26°F0.05"5"
198340°F20°F0"0"
198241°F11°F0"--
198152°F19°F0"0"
198040°F20°F0"--
197935°F18°F0"--
197842°F31°F0"--
197644°F30°F0"--
197534°F20°F0.05"1"
197432°F6°F0"0"
197321°F-2°F0"--
197242°F21°F0"--
197140°F24°F0"--

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