Thurso Weather in January
Thurso in January
The short of it: Thurso in January averages a high of -6 °C (21 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -16° · rain 75 mm · daylight 9 h 4 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
January in Thurso brings afternoons near -6° and nights around -16°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Thurso: highs scarcely reach -6°, nights fall to -16°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 4 min in mid-January, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Thurso runs about middling and about as wet in January. Clarence-Rockland, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Thurso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 6 km SSW | -6° | -16° | 74 mm |
| BuckinghamQuebec | 13 km W | -6° | -17° | 75 mm |
| Saint-André-AvellinQuebec | 19 km NE | -7° | -17° | 76 mm |
| PlantagenetOntario | 21 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 78 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 23 km SW | -6° | -16° | 72 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 25 km SW | -6° | -15° | 70 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 25 km SW | -6° | -15° | 70 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 29 km WSW | -6° | -15° | 66 mm |