Sliammon Weather in January
Sliammon in January
The short of it: Sliammon in January averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 8 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 3° · rain 165 mm · daylight 8 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sliammon an average January high of 7°, a low of 3° and some 165 mm of rain. Much like December: highs about 7°, nights near 3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 165 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 32 min in mid-January, 26 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sliammon runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Powell River, 9 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
January in Sliammon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 10 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell RiverBritish Columbia | 9 km SE | 7° | 2° | 171 mm |
| Myrtle PointBritish Columbia | 14 km SE | 7° | 2° | 177 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 34 km SW | 6° | 1° | 209 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 36 km SW | 6° | 1° | 220 mm |
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 37 km SW | 6° | 1° | 229 mm |
| Oyster RiverBritish Columbia | 38 km W | 6° | 0° | 226 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 40 km SSW | 6° | 1° | 239 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 41 km S | 6° | 1° | 224 mm |