High Level Weather in January
High Level in January
The short of it: High Level in January averages a high of -15 °C (6 °F) and a low of -26 °C (-14 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 7 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -15° · low -26° · rain 20 mm · daylight 7 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
January in High Level brings afternoons near -15° and nights around -26°, with about 20 mm of rain over the month. High Level's coldest stretch of the year, -15° by day and -26° by night. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 2 min in mid-January, 41 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 May.
Against its neighbours, High Level runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. La Crête, 57 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in High Level, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La CrêteAlberta | 57 km SE | -15° | -24° | 24 mm |
| Paddle PrairieAlberta | 66 km SSW | -14° | -25° | 26 mm |
| ChatehAlberta | 91 km WNW | -14° | -25° | 23 mm |
| ManningAlberta | 180 km S | -11° | -22° | 36 mm |
| Peace RiverAlberta | 254 km S | -11° | -21° | 25 mm |
| GrimshawAlberta | 261 km S | -10° | -20° | 26 mm |
| BerwynAlberta | 266 km S | -10° | -20° | 28 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 266 km NNE | -17° | -26° | 19 mm |