Ancaster Weather in January
Ancaster in January
The short of it: Ancaster in January averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 68 mm · daylight 9 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
January in Ancaster brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -8°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Ancaster: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -8°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 19 min in mid-January, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ancaster runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Hamilton, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Ancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonOntario | 12 km ENE | 0° | -7° | 66 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 18 km E | 0° | -7° | 65 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 22 km NNE | -2° | -9° | 73 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 25 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 56 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 31 km WNW | -2° | -9° | 63 mm |
| BrantOntario | 31 km WSW | -2° | -9° | 61 mm |
| GrimsbyOntario | 34 km E | -1° | -7° | 71 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 34 km NNE | -2° | -9° | 70 mm |