Squamish Weather in January
Squamish in January
The short of it: Squamish in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 414 mm (16.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 414 mm · daylight 8 h 34 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
January in Squamish brings afternoons near 4° and nights around 0°, with about 414 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Squamish: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to 0°. Wet spells are common — about 414 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 34 min in mid-January, 25 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Squamish runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. West Vancouver, 41 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
January in Squamish, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 88 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West VancouverBritish Columbia | 41 km S | 6° | 2° | 272 mm |
| North VancouverBritish Columbia | 43 km S | 6° | 2° | 334 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 7° | 2° | 245 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 7° | 2° | 260 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 7° | 2° | 260 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 7° | 2° | 297 mm |
| Grandview-WoodlandsBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 7° | 2° | 279 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 48 km S | 7° | 2° | 279 mm |