Sunset Weather in January
Sunset in January
The short of it: Sunset in January averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 247 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 8 h 38 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 2° · rain 247 mm · daylight 8 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sunset an average January high of 7°, a low of 2° and some 247 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Sunset: highs scarcely reach 7°, nights fall to 2°. Wet spells are common — about 247 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 38 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sunset runs warmer than most and about as wet in January. Victoria-Fraserview, 2 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
January in Sunset, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 38 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria-FraserviewBritish Columbia | 2 km ESE | 7° | 2° | 264 mm |
| Riley ParkBritish Columbia | 2 km N | 7° | 2° | 247 mm |
| MarpoleBritish Columbia | 3 km WSW | 7° | 2° | 233 mm |
| VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km NNW | 7° | 2° | 247 mm |
| Kensington-Cedar CottageBritish Columbia | 4 km NNE | 7° | 2° | 279 mm |
| KillarneyBritish Columbia | 4 km E | 7° | 2° | 264 mm |
| Mt PleasantBritish Columbia | 5 km N | 7° | 2° | 260 mm |
| Renfrew-CollingwoodBritish Columbia | 5 km ENE | 7° | 2° | 282 mm |