Mount Forest Weather in January
Mount Forest in January
The short of it: Mount Forest in January averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -11° · rain 95 mm · daylight 9 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Mount Forest an average January high of -4°, a low of -11° and some 95 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Mount Forest: highs scarcely reach -4°, nights fall to -11°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 14 min in mid-January, 20 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Mount Forest runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Hanover, 31 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Mount Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanoverOntario | 31 km NW | -3° | -10° | 114 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 33 km SW | -3° | -11° | 96 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 34 km SW | -3° | -11° | 99 mm |
| EloraOntario | 40 km SE | -4° | -11° | 67 mm |
| FergusOntario | 41 km SE | -4° | -11° | 65 mm |
| ShelburneOntario | 43 km ENE | -4° | -12° | 66 mm |
| ElmiraOntario | 44 km SSE | -3° | -11° | 73 mm |
| OrangevilleOntario | 50 km E | -4° | -12° | 66 mm |