Jaffray Weather in January
Jaffray in January
The short of it: Jaffray in January averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -11° · rain 48 mm · daylight 8 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
January in Jaffray brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -11°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Jaffray's coldest stretch of the year, -2° by day and -11° by night. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 36 min in mid-January, 25 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Jaffray runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Fernie, 21 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Jaffray, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FernieBritish Columbia | 21 km NE | -2° | -11° | 100 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 36 km WNW | -2° | -10° | 42 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 49 km NE | -3° | -12° | 53 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 58 km WNW | -3° | -11° | 47 mm |
| EurekaMontana | 59 km SSE | 0° | -8° | 35 mm |
| ColemanAlberta | 64 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 35 mm |
| BlairmoreAlberta | 67 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 36 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 75 km NNE | -5° | -14° | 40 mm |