Glencoe Weather in January
Glencoe in January
The short of it: Glencoe in January averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 22 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 73 mm · daylight 9 h 22 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Glencoe an average January high of -1°, a low of -8° and some 73 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Glencoe: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -8°. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 22 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, Glencoe runs about middling and about as wet in January. Bothwell, 18 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
January in Glencoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BothwellOntario | 18 km SW | -1° | -8° | 67 mm |
| West LorneOntario | 19 km SSE | -1° | -8° | 69 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 24 km NNE | -2° | -8° | 81 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 26 km NNW | -1° | -8° | 76 mm |
| Oil SpringsOntario | 33 km W | -1° | -8° | 67 mm |
| RidgetownOntario | 38 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 64 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 38 km WNW | -1° | -8° | 70 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 39 km NW | -1° | -8° | 71 mm |