Comox Weather in January
Comox in January
The short of it: Comox in January averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 209 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 209 mm · daylight 8 h 34 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
January in Comox brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 1°, with about 209 mm of rain over the month. Comox's coldest stretch of the year, 6° by day and 1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 209 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 34 min in mid-January, 25 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Comox runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Royston, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
January in Comox, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 4 km S | 6° | 1° | 229 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 4 km W | 6° | 1° | 220 mm |
| CumberlandBritish Columbia | 10 km SW | 5° | 0° | 262 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 12 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 239 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 18 km SE | 6° | 1° | 240 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 19 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 257 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 23 km SSE | 6° | 1° | 279 mm |
| Oyster RiverBritish Columbia | 25 km NW | 6° | 0° | 226 mm |