Salmo Weather in January
Salmo in January
The short of it: Salmo in January averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -7° · rain 96 mm · daylight 8 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
January in Salmo brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -7°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 0°, nights near -7°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 38 min in mid-January, 25 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Salmo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Fruitvale, 22 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Salmo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 22 km WSW | 0° | -6° | 83 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 26 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 68 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 28 km WNW | 1° | -4° | 75 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 30 km W | 1° | -4° | 75 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 31 km WNW | 1° | -4° | 76 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 73 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 34 km N | 0° | -6° | 118 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 36 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 66 mm |