Weather in Salt Lake City in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Salt Lake City;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Salt Lake City;
Average weather
Average temperature in Salt Lake City in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +39°F with a maximum of +50°F and a minimum of +5°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 36% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +41°F to +25°F.
Is Salt Lake City warm or cold in January?
Salt Lake City is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +37°F to +36°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +23°F to +21°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Salt Lake City, here is the comparison with other months:
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Climate in Salt Lake City in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +36°F | +41°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -17°F | -13°F | -13°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +55°F | +64°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 27 mm | 26 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 76% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 8 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +37°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +36°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 25 mm to 27 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Salt Lake City is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Salt Lake City.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Salt Lake City?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Salt Lake City in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+57°F) and the highest in 2021 (+67°F). The driest year was 2008 with only 265 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 885 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Salt Lake City, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.