Sicamous Weather in January
Sicamous in January
The short of it: Sicamous in January averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 69 mm · daylight 8 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
January in Sicamous brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -5°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Sicamous: highs scarcely reach 0°, nights fall to -5°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 25 min in mid-January, 27 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Sicamous runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Malakwa, 17 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Sicamous, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalakwaBritish Columbia | 17 km NE | -1° | -6° | 88 mm |
| AnglemontBritish Columbia | 19 km NW | -1° | -7° | 90 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 20 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 66 mm |
| Eagle BayBritish Columbia | 20 km NW | 1° | -6° | 74 mm |
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 21 km WSW | 1° | -6° | 69 mm |
| White LakeBritish Columbia | 23 km WNW | 0° | -7° | 78 mm |
| GrindrodBritish Columbia | 24 km SSW | 0° | -6° | 60 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 25 km SW | 0° | -7° | 65 mm |