Behchokǫ̀ Weather in January
Behchokǫ̀ in January
The short of it: Behchokǫ̀ in January averages a high of -21 °C (-6 °F) and a low of -30 °C (-22 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 5 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -21° · low -30° · rain 18 mm · daylight 5 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Behchokǫ̀ an average January high of -21°, a low of -30° and some 18 mm of rain. Behchokǫ̀'s coldest stretch of the year, -21° by day and -30° by night. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 50 min in mid-January, 58 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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 June.
Against its neighbours, Behchokǫ̀ runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Yellowknife, 94 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Behchokǫ̀, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 94 km ESE | -20° | -28° | 17 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 182 km SSW | -18° | -27° | 20 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 221 km S | -17° | -26° | 19 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 293 km WSW | -18° | -27° | 22 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 382 km SE | -18° | -27° | 20 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 446 km NW | -19° | -27° | 11 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 486 km WSW | -19° | -26° | 25 mm |