Vail, Colorado, USA — January Snow & Weather Guide

January snow conditions — historical average

Excellent

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100%

Snow reliable

5 of 5 years had good conditions

-5.5°C Avg temp

5.2 Snow days/wk

0.0 Rain days

7.2h Sun/day

Year by year — mid January

2025 Excellent -9.0°C · 5 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 8.0h sun

2024 Excellent -7.0°C · 9 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 5.4h sun

2023 Excellent -4.2°C · 7 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 6.1h sun

2022 Excellent -2.6°C · 3 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 7.8h sun

2021 Excellent -4.5°C · 2 snow days · 0.0 rain days · 8.7h sun

Resort facts

Base altitude

2475m

Summit altitude

3527m

Total pistes

195km

Nearest airport

Denver (175km)

Other months at Vail

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About Vail in January

Vail sits at approximately 3001m mid-mountain, making it one of the higher altitude resorts in USA, with generally reliable snow conditions. Based on 5 years of historical weather data, January has historically been excellent for skiing at this resort.

Our data shows an average temperature of -5.5°C at mid-mountain during January, with an average of 5.2 snow days per week and a snow reliability score of 100%. 5 of the last 5 years had good snow conditions during this period.