Killam Weather in January
Killam in January
The short of it: Killam in January averages a high of -7 °C (20 °F) and a low of -16 °C (2 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 8 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -7° · low -16° · rain 18 mm · daylight 8 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Killam an average January high of -7°, a low of -16° and some 18 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Killam: highs scarcely reach -7°, nights fall to -16°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 7 min in mid-January, 29 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Killam runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Wainwright, 67 km to the E, is 2° cooler by day.
January in Killam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WainwrightAlberta | 67 km E | -8° | -19° | 18 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 71 km WNW | -6° | -17° | 22 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 78 km SW | -5° | -16° | 18 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 81 km N | -7° | -18° | 17 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 104 km WNW | -6° | -17° | 21 mm |
| PonokaAlberta | 117 km W | -6° | -16° | 21 mm |
| BeaumontAlberta | 122 km WNW | -7° | -17° | 22 mm |
| LeducAlberta | 126 km WNW | -6° | -17° | 22 mm |