Quesnel Weather in January
Quesnel in January
The short of it: Quesnel in January averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -11° · rain 48 mm · daylight 8 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Quesnel an average January high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 48 mm of rain. Quesnel's coldest stretch of the year, -3° by day and -11° by night. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 5 min in mid-January, 30 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Quesnel runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Williams Lake, 96 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Quesnel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams LakeBritish Columbia | 96 km SSE | -2° | -10° | 32 mm |
| Fox MountainBritish Columbia | 96 km SSE | -3° | -10° | 34 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 106 km N | -4° | -11° | 58 mm |
| HancevilleBritish Columbia | 124 km SSW | -3° | -14° | 27 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 153 km NW | -5° | -14° | 47 mm |
| 108 Mile RanchBritish Columbia | 157 km SSE | -2° | -11° | 33 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 159 km ENE | -3° | -11° | 62 mm |
| 100 Mile HouseBritish Columbia | 169 km SSE | -2° | -11° | 33 mm |