Drumheller Weather in January
Drumheller in January
The short of it: Drumheller in January averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 8 h 19 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 -5° · low -17° · rain 11 mm · daylight 8 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
January in Drumheller brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -17°, with about 11 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Drumheller: highs scarcely reach -5°, nights fall to -17°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 19 min in mid-January, 28 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, Drumheller runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Strathmore, 66 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Drumheller, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrathmoreAlberta | 66 km SW | -4° | -16° | 10 mm |
| ChestermereAlberta | 91 km WSW | -3° | -15° | 11 mm |
| Skyview RanchAlberta | 93 km WSW | -3° | -14° | 10 mm |
| Saddle RidgeAlberta | 93 km WSW | -3° | -14° | 10 mm |
| TaradaleAlberta | 93 km WSW | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| AirdrieAlberta | 94 km W | -3° | -14° | 11 mm |
| FalconridgeAlberta | 94 km WSW | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |
| MartindaleAlberta | 95 km WSW | -2° | -14° | 10 mm |