Cranbrook Weather in January
Cranbrook in January
The short of it: Cranbrook in January averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -10 °C (13 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -10° · rain 42 mm · daylight 8 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
January in Cranbrook brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -10°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Cranbrook's coldest stretch of the year, -2° by day and -10° by night. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 35 min in mid-January, 25 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Cranbrook runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Kimberley, 24 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Cranbrook, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 24 km NW | -3° | -11° | 47 mm |
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 36 km ESE | -2° | -11° | 48 mm |
| FernieBritish Columbia | 51 km E | -2° | -11° | 100 mm |
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 67 km WSW | 0° | -6° | 71 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 69 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 53 mm |
| CrestonBritish Columbia | 69 km SW | 1° | -5° | 63 mm |
| Canal FlatsBritish Columbia | 72 km N | -3° | -12° | 29 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 83 km NE | -5° | -14° | 40 mm |