Bathurst Weather in January
Bathurst in January
The short of it: Bathurst in January averages a high of -5 °C (22 °F) and a low of -15 °C (4 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 50 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 -5° · low -15° · rain 84 mm · daylight 8 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Bathurst an average January high of -5°, a low of -15° and some 84 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Bathurst: highs scarcely reach -5°, nights fall to -15°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 50 min in mid-January, 23 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, Bathurst runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Big River, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Bathurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big RiverNew Brunswick | 5 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 86 mm |
| North TetagoucheNew Brunswick | 8 km WNW | -6° | -16° | 87 mm |
| BeresfordNew Brunswick | 9 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 82 mm |
| DunlopNew Brunswick | 10 km NW | -5° | -15° | 84 mm |
| RobertvilleNew Brunswick | 13 km NW | -6° | -16° | 85 mm |
| NigadooNew Brunswick | 14 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 82 mm |
| Belle-BaieNew Brunswick | 18 km NNW | -6° | -15° | 81 mm |
| Petit-RocherNew Brunswick | 19 km NNW | -6° | -15° | 81 mm |