Wainwright Weather in January
Wainwright in January
The short of it: Wainwright in January averages a high of -8 °C (17 °F) and a low of -19 °C (-1 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 8 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -19° · rain 18 mm · daylight 8 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wainwright an average January high of -8°, a low of -19° and some 18 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Wainwright: highs scarcely reach -8°, nights fall to -19°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 7 min in mid-January, 30 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wainwright runs about middling and drier than most in January. Vermilion, 58 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Wainwright, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 58 km N | -9° | -20° | 19 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 74 km NE | -9° | -19° | 17 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 109 km NW | -7° | -18° | 17 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 131 km NNW | -9° | -20° | 19 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 134 km W | -6° | -17° | 22 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 139 km WSW | -5° | -16° | 18 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 159 km N | -10° | -20° | 19 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 169 km W | -6° | -17° | 21 mm |