Cornwall Weather in January
Cornwall in January
The short of it: Cornwall in January averages a high of -3 °C (28 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 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 -3° · low -11° · rain 100 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
January in Cornwall brings afternoons near -3° and nights around -11°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Cornwall's coldest stretch of the year, -3° by day and -11° by night. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-January, 22 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cornwall runs about middling and drier than most in January. Clyde River, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Cornwall, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 22 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde RiverPrince Edward Island | 4 km WSW | -3° | -11° | 100 mm |
| Lewis PointPrince Edward Island | 5 km ENE | -3° | -11° | 102 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 6 km NE | -3° | -11° | 102 mm |
| BrightonPrince Edward Island | 6 km E | -2° | -11° | 101 mm |
| Spring ParkPrince Edward Island | 6 km ENE | -2° | -11° | 101 mm |
| Downtown CharlottetownPrince Edward Island | 7 km E | -2° | -11° | 101 mm |
| CharlottetownPrince Edward Island | 7 km E | -2° | -11° | 101 mm |
| Mt. EdwardPrince Edward Island | 8 km ENE | -3° | -11° | 102 mm |