Holladay weather in January

In January, Holladay sees average daytime highs of 32°F and overnight lows near 17°F, with 2.8 in of precipitation across 11.5 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 32°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Holladay's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holladay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 2.8 in; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:55 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Holladay is city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

Density: 1,404/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1847

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°F through the month.

A typical January day in Holladay reaches about 32°F in the afternoon and slips back to 17°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°F and 41°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 5°F cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°F)	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	32	17
16	32	17
17	32	17
18	32	17
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	33	18
27	33	18
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	19

How January really feels in Holladay

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Holladay 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 17°	2.8	11.5	11.8	9.4	0.0
Feb	36° / 21°	2.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	0.0
Mar	45° / 27°	2.5	11.2	10.1	11.7	0.9
Apr	51° / 31°	3.1	12.7	9.3	13.1	2.4
May	62° / 39°	2.8	11.8	3.5	14.2	5.1
Jun	74° / 48°	1.5	6.5	0.4	14.9	7.6
Jul	84° / 57°	0.9	4.7	0	14.6	6.7
Aug	82° / 56°	0.9	5.1	0	13.6	7.2
Sep	72° / 47°	1.8	6.5	0.6	12.3	7.6
Oct	57° / 35°	2.2	8.3	3.8	10.9	4.6
Nov	42° / 23°	2.3	9.5	8.5	9.7	0.6
Dec	32° / 16°	2.6	10.1	10.3	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	41	41	41	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	42	44	44	44	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	58	59	59	59	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	58	58	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Holladay gets around 2.8 in of rain and snow over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	35
2	34	36
3	35	37
4	36	37
5	36	38
6	37	38
7	37	39
8	38	39
9	38	39
10	38	40
11	39	40
12	39	40
13	39	40
14	39	40
15	39	39
16	38	39
17	38	39
18	38	38
19	37	38
20	37	37
21	36	37
22	36	37
23	36	37
24	35	36
25	35	36
26	35	35
27	34	35
28	34	34
29	34	34
30	34	34
31	34	33

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
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24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 7:56 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46
Sunset (PM)	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	7:56	5:04
2	9.1	7:57	5:05
3	9.2	7:57	5:06
4	9.2	7:57	5:07
5	9.2	7:57	5:08
6	9.2	7:57	5:09
7	9.2	7:57	5:09
8	9.2	7:57	5:10
9	9.2	7:57	5:11
10	9.3	7:56	5:12
11	9.3	7:56	5:13
12	9.3	7:56	5:14
13	9.3	7:56	5:15
14	9.3	7:56	5:16
15	9.4	7:55	5:17
16	9.4	7:55	5:18
17	9.4	7:55	5:19
18	9.4	7:54	5:20
19	9.5	7:54	5:22
20	9.5	7:53	5:23
21	9.5	7:53	5:24
22	9.5	7:52	5:25
23	9.6	7:52	5:26
24	9.6	7:51	5:27
25	9.6	7:50	5:28
26	9.7	7:50	5:29
27	9.7	7:49	5:31
28	9.7	7:48	5:32
29	9.8	7:47	5:33
30	9.8	7:47	5:34
31	9.8	7:46	5:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.9	Moderate
31	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Holladay?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Holladay.

What to pack for Holladay in January

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

In January, Holladay sees daytime highs around 32°F and nights near 17°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Holladay 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 Holladay 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	5	7	10	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Holladay in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Holladay is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	12	10	10	9	11	14	22	12	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Holladay?

Holladay sits at 40.7°N, 111.8°W, 4,465 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Millcreek, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Holladay

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Holladay has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,785 ft around an average of 4,652 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,051 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,635 ft.

The land around Holladay is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 10 miles, and grassland (39%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

2,785 ft

trees 53%

10 miles

7,051 ft

trees 44%

50 miles

7,635 ft

grassland 39%

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← December Holladay year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: East Millcreek 2.5 mi · Millcreek 3.1 mi · Murray 3.1 mi · Cottonwood Heights 3.7 mi · South Salt Lake 5.0 mi · Midvale 5.6 mi · Taylorsville 6.2 mi · Sandy 6.2 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

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 Holladay (40.6688°, -111.8247°, elevation 4,465 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	32	17
16	32	17
17	32	17
18	32	17
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	33	18
27	33	18
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	35
2	34	36
3	35	37
4	36	37
5	36	38
6	37	38
7	37	39
8	38	39
9	38	39
10	38	40
11	39	40
12	39	40
13	39	40
14	39	40
15	39	39
16	38	39
17	38	39
18	38	38
19	37	38
20	37	37
21	36	37
22	36	37
23	36	37
24	35	36
25	35	36
26	35	35
27	34	35
28	34	34
29	34	34
30	34	34
31	34	33

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	32	17
16	32	17
17	32	17
18	32	17
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	33	18
27	33	18
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	35
2	34	36
3	35	37
4	36	37
5	36	38
6	37	38
7	37	39
8	38	39
9	38	39
10	38	40
11	39	40
12	39	40
13	39	40
14	39	40
15	39	39
16	38	39
17	38	39
18	38	38
19	37	38
20	37	37
21	36	37
22	36	37
23	36	37
24	35	36
25	35	36
26	35	35
27	34	35
28	34	34
29	34	34
30	34	34
31	34	33

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	31	17
13	31	17
14	31	17
15	32	17
16	32	17
17	32	17
18	32	17
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	33	18
27	33	18
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	35
2	34	36
3	35	37
4	36	37
5	36	38
6	37	38
7	37	39
8	38	39
9	38	39
10	38	40
11	39	40
12	39	40
13	39	40
14	39	40
15	39	39
16	38	39
17	38	39
18	38	38
19	37	38
20	37	37
21	36	37
22	36	37
23	36	37
24	35	36
25	35	36
26	35	35
27	34	35
28	34	34
29	34	34
30	34	34
31	34	33

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100