Trail Weather in January
Trail in January
The short of it: Trail in January averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 73 mm · daylight 8 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
January in Trail brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -5°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. Trail's coldest stretch of the year, 1° by day and -5° by night. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 39 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Trail runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Warfield, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
January in Trail, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 1° | -4° | 66 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | -1° | -7° | 81 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 9 km ESE | 1° | -5° | 68 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 11 km E | 0° | -6° | 83 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km N | 1° | -4° | 75 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 21 km NNE | 1° | -4° | 75 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 25 km N | 1° | -4° | 76 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 33 km ENE | 0° | -7° | 96 mm |