Lancaster Weather in January
Lancaster in January
The short of it: Lancaster in January averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 6 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 -3° · low -12° · rain 113 mm · daylight 9 h 6 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
January in Lancaster brings afternoons near -3° and nights around -12°, with about 113 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Lancaster: highs scarcely reach -3°, nights fall to -12°. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 6 min in mid-January, 21 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, Lancaster runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Island View Heights, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Lancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island View HeightsNew Brunswick | 1 km SE | -3° | -12° | 113 mm |
| Quinton HeightsNew Brunswick | 2 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 116 mm |
| GreendaleNew Brunswick | 3 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 116 mm |
| Fairville PlateauNew Brunswick | 3 km E | -3° | -12° | 114 mm |
| MilfordNew Brunswick | 3 km NE | -3° | -12° | 116 mm |
| Saint John WestNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 117 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 5 km E | -3° | -12° | 117 mm |
| North EndNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | -3° | -12° | 117 mm |