Fairwinds Weather in January
Fairwinds in January
The short of it: Fairwinds in January averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 203 mm (8.0 in) of rain and about 8 h 37 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 203 mm · daylight 8 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
January in Fairwinds brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 2°, with about 203 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Fairwinds: highs scarcely reach 7°, nights fall to 2°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 203 mm.
The sun is up for about 8 h 37 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, Fairwinds runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Parksville, 14 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Fairwinds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 38 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParksvilleBritish Columbia | 14 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 208 mm |
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 18 km SE | 7° | 2° | 201 mm |
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 24 km WNW | 7° | 2° | 200 mm |
| SecheltBritish Columbia | 35 km NE | 7° | 3° | 197 mm |
| Port AlberniBritish Columbia | 49 km W | 6° | 1° | 352 mm |
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 58 km SE | 7° | 1° | 244 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 63 km SSE | 7° | 1° | 229 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 65 km E | 7° | 2° | 234 mm |