Baddeck Weather in January
Baddeck in January
The short of it: Baddeck in January averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 151 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 151 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
January in Baddeck brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -8°, with about 151 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 151 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-January, 22 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Baddeck runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Eskasoni 3, 20 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Baddeck, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 20 km SSE | -1° | -8° | 151 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 31 km WSW | -2° | -9° | 134 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 34 km E | -1° | -8° | 146 mm |
| Sydney ForksNova Scotia | 35 km E | -1° | -8° | 148 mm |
| Georges RiverNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 0° | -8° | 144 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 37 km E | -1° | -8° | 147 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 40 km ENE | 0° | -8° | 145 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 40 km E | -1° | -8° | 148 mm |