How Crowded Is Colorado in January?
Quiet0.6× average month · best-time score 78/100
January is a quiet month at Colorado National Monument, running about 0.6× the park's average month — roughly 5% of the year's visitors come in January. That puts it between the May peak and the February low. Overall our best-time score rates January as "Excellent" for a visit. You'll get about 9.5 hours of daylight to explore.
Frequently Asked Questions
January is quiet at Colorado National Monument (about 0.6× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Excellent". The single best month overall is February.
The busiest month is May and the quietest is February. January sits at about 0.6× the park's average, or 5% of annual visitation.
Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025). Updated 2026-06-20.