Calgary Weather in January
Calgary in January
The short of it: Calgary in January averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 8 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -14° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 8 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Calgary an average January high of -2°, a low of -14° and some 9.0 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Calgary: highs scarcely reach -2°, nights fall to -14°. It is the driest month of the year, only 9.0 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 23 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Calgary runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Centre City, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Calgary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre CityAlberta | 1 km SE | -2° | -13° | 10 mm |
| BeltlineAlberta | 2 km SE | -2° | -13° | 10 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km NNE | -2° | -13° | 10 mm |
| VarsityAlberta | 7 km NW | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km WSW | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| BownessAlberta | 7 km WNW | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| DoverAlberta | 7 km ESE | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| Huntington HillsAlberta | 8 km N | -2° | -13° | 10 mm |