Gander Weather in January
Gander in January
The short of it: Gander in January averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 8 h 40 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 -2° · low -10° · rain 106 mm · daylight 8 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Gander an average January high of -2°, a low of -10° and some 106 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Gander: highs scarcely reach -2°, nights fall to -10°. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 40 min in mid-January, 25 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Gander runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Appleton, 18 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
January in Gander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppletonNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km W | -2° | -11° | 107 mm |
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km W | -2° | -11° | 107 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 35 km ESE | -2° | -10° | 92 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km N | -2° | -10° | 92 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 82 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km NW | -2° | -11° | 97 mm |
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km ESE | -2° | -10° | 87 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km WNW | -3° | -12° | 102 mm |