Delta Weather in January
Delta in January
The short of it: Delta in January averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 188 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 2° · rain 188 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Delta an average January high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 188 mm of rain. Delta's coldest stretch of the year, 7° by day and 2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 188 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Delta runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Ladner, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
January in Delta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 29 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LadnerBritish Columbia | 2 km W | 7° | 2° | 188 mm |
| BroadmoorBritish Columbia | 9 km NW | 7° | 2° | 183 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 10 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 175 mm |
| Brighouse-City CentreBritish Columbia | 10 km NW | 7° | 2° | 197 mm |
| RichmondBritish Columbia | 11 km NW | 7° | 2° | 197 mm |
| North DeltaBritish Columbia | 13 km NE | 7° | 2° | 254 mm |
| Strawberry HillBritish Columbia | 13 km ENE | 7° | 1° | 251 mm |
| Victoria-FraserviewBritish Columbia | 14 km N | 7° | 2° | 264 mm |