Taber Weather in January
Taber in January
The short of it: Taber in January averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -13 °C (9 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 8 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -13° · rain 17 mm · daylight 8 h 33 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Taber an average January high of -2°, a low of -13° and some 17 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Taber: highs scarcely reach -2°, nights fall to -13°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 33 min in mid-January, 26 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Taber runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Barnwell, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Taber, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarnwellAlberta | 8 km WSW | -1° | -13° | 16 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 31 km E | -3° | -14° | 16 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 31 km N | -3° | -14° | 14 mm |
| CoaldaleAlberta | 35 km WSW | -1° | -13° | 14 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 47 km WNW | -1° | -13° | 13 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 49 km W | 0° | -12° | 14 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 52 km SW | 0° | -12° | 15 mm |
| Bow IslandAlberta | 56 km E | -3° | -14° | 14 mm |