Bountiful weather in January

In January, Bountiful sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 2.1 in of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bountiful's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bountiful's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2.1 in
10 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:56 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bountiful is city in Davis County, Utah. United States.

Density
1,278/km²
people per km²
Founded
1847

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°F through the month.

A typical January day in Bountiful reaches about 35°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°F and 44°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Bountiful

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
8 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bountiful weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°2.1108.79.40.0
Feb40° / 24°1.78.4610.40.1
Mar50° / 32°1.88.84.711.72.3
Apr58° / 39°2.510.92.913.14.2
May68° / 47°2.28.40.214.36.7
Jun79° / 56°1.14014.97.8
Jul88° / 64°0.31.8014.65.7
Aug86° / 63°0.42.8013.66.2
Sep76° / 53°1.24.4012.38.1
Oct61° / 42°1.76.6110.95.8
Nov47° / 30°1.78.34.89.71.5
Dec36° / 21°2.09.18.19.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84456
94456
104456
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
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184852
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bountiful gets around 2.1 in of rain and snow over 10 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13129
23129
33229
43229
53330
63330
73330
83429
93429
103429
113429
123329
133329
143328
153328
163228
173227
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203126
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 mph in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:575:04
29.17:575:05
39.17:585:06
49.17:585:06
59.27:585:07
69.27:585:08
79.27:585:09
89.27:585:10
99.27:575:11
109.27:575:12
119.37:575:13
129.37:575:14
139.37:575:15
149.37:565:16
159.37:565:17
169.47:565:18
179.47:555:19
189.47:555:20
199.47:555:21
209.57:545:22
219.57:545:23
229.57:535:24
239.67:525:26
249.67:525:27
259.67:515:28
269.67:505:29
279.77:505:30
289.77:495:32
299.77:485:33
309.87:475:34
319.87:475:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bountiful?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bountiful.

What to pack for Bountiful in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bountiful sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bountiful in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bountiful peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bountiful?

Bountiful sits at 40.9°N, 111.9°W, 4,373 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Centerville, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Bountiful

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Bountiful.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bountiful has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,473 ft around an average of 4,495 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,220 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Bountiful is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (29%) within 2 miles, trees (39%) and grassland (28%) within 10 miles, and grassland (38%) and trees (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,473 ft
10 miles
5,220 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Centerville 1.9 mi · North Salt Lake 3.1 mi · Farmington 6.2 mi · Salt Lake City 8.7 mi · Kaysville 11 mi · South Salt Lake 12 mi · Layton 12 mi · East Millcreek 14 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bountiful (40.8894°, -111.8808°, elevation 4,373 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).