Banff Weather in January
Banff in January
The short of it: Banff in January averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -13 °C (8 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -13° · rain 26 mm · daylight 8 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Banff an average January high of -4°, a low of -13° and some 26 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about -4°, nights near -13°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 22 min in mid-January, 27 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Banff runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Canmore, 18 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Banff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanmoreAlberta | 18 km SE | -3° | -13° | 24 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 77 km E | -1° | -15° | 11 mm |
| TuscanyAlberta | 93 km E | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| Royal OakAlberta | 94 km E | -2° | -15° | 11 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 95 km E | -2° | -14° | 11 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 97 km E | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 97 km E | -2° | -14° | 11 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 97 km E | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |