Mackenzie Weather in January
Mackenzie in January
The short of it: Mackenzie in January averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -13 °C (8 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 7 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -13° · rain 76 mm · daylight 7 h 41 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Mackenzie an average January high of -5°, a low of -13° and some 76 mm of rain. Mackenzie's coldest stretch of the year, -5° by day and -13° by night. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 76 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 41 min in mid-January, 34 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 May and July.
Against its neighbours, Mackenzie runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Chetwynd, 100 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Mackenzie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChetwyndBritish Columbia | 100 km ENE | -5° | -13° | 24 mm |
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 107 km NE | -6° | -15° | 26 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 123 km SW | -5° | -14° | 52 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 135 km E | -3° | -12° | 41 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 158 km SSW | -5° | -14° | 47 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 159 km S | -4° | -11° | 58 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 170 km NE | -8° | -16° | 28 mm |
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 173 km NE | -8° | -17° | 28 mm |