Taylor Weather in January
Taylor in January
The short of it: Taylor in January averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -17° · rain 28 mm · daylight 7 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Taylor an average January high of -8°, a low of -17° and some 28 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Taylor: highs scarcely reach -8°, nights fall to -17°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 32 min in mid-January, 35 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Taylor runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Fort St. John, 15 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
January in Taylor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 15 km NW | -8° | -17° | 28 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 16 km WNW | -8° | -16° | 28 mm |
| Dawson CreekBritish Columbia | 52 km SSE | -7° | -18° | 28 mm |
| Pouce CoupeBritish Columbia | 59 km SE | -7° | -18° | 28 mm |
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 77 km W | -6° | -15° | 26 mm |
| ChetwyndBritish Columbia | 78 km SW | -5° | -13° | 24 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 115 km S | -3° | -12° | 41 mm |
| HytheAlberta | 116 km SE | -7° | -16° | 26 mm |