Edson Weather in January
Edson in January
The short of it: Edson in January averages a high of -4 °C (24 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 25 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -17° · rain 25 mm · daylight 7 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Edson an average January high of -4°, a low of -17° and some 25 mm of rain. Edson's coldest stretch of the year, -4° by day and -17° by night. Rain is modest, about 25 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 59 min in mid-January, 31 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Edson runs about middling and about as wet in January. Hinton, 79 km to the WSW, is 2° warmer by day.
January in Edson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HintonAlberta | 79 km WSW | -3° | -14° | 24 mm |
| WhitecourtAlberta | 80 km NE | -7° | -18° | 27 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 94 km NNW | -4° | -16° | 30 mm |
| MayerthorpeAlberta | 95 km ENE | -8° | -20° | 24 mm |
| Drayton ValleyAlberta | 104 km ESE | -6° | -18° | 23 mm |
| JasperAlberta | 135 km SW | -4° | -13° | 26 mm |
| Swan HillsAlberta | 143 km NNE | -7° | -18° | 29 mm |
| BarrheadAlberta | 147 km ENE | -9° | -20° | 23 mm |