Mayo Weather in January
Mayo in January
The short of it: Mayo in January averages a high of -18 °C (-0 °F) and a low of -28 °C (-18 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 5 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -18° · low -28° · rain 20 mm · daylight 5 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
January in Mayo brings afternoons near -18° and nights around -28°, with about 20 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Mayo: highs scarcely reach -18°, nights fall to -28°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 32 min in mid-January, 63 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mayo runs about middling and about as wet in January. Carmacks, 168 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
January in Mayo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarmacksYukon | 168 km S | -18° | -29° | 17 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 181 km WNW | -22° | -30° | 18 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 323 km S | -11° | -20° | 22 mm |
| Haines JunctionYukon | 327 km SSW | -13° | -23° | 37 mm |
| TokAlaska | 353 km W | -20° | -27° | 10 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 452 km NE | -23° | -31° | 22 mm |