Forest Weather in January
Forest in January
The short of it: Forest in January averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 78 mm · daylight 9 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
January in Forest brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -8°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Forest's coldest stretch of the year, -1° by day and -8° by night. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 20 min in mid-January, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Forest runs about middling and about as wet in January. Lambton Shores, 9 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton ShoresOntario | 9 km NE | -1° | -8° | 80 mm |
| CamlachieOntario | 15 km WSW | -1° | -8° | 70 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 19 km SSE | -1° | -8° | 76 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 19 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 71 mm |
| ParkhillOntario | 26 km ENE | -1° | -8° | 86 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 27 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 70 mm |
| Grand BendOntario | 31 km NE | -1° | -8° | 85 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 35 km ESE | -2° | -8° | 81 mm |