Xiaoshi Weather in January
Xiaoshi in January
The short of it: Xiaoshi in January averages a high of -5 °C (24 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 9 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -17° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 9 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
January in Xiaoshi brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -17°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Xiaoshi: highs scarcely reach -5°, nights fall to -17°. It is the driest month of the year, only 6.0 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 30 min in mid-January, 18 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Xiaoshi runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Benxi, 30 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
January in Xiaoshi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenxiLiaoning | 30 km W | -4° | -15° | 6.0 mm |
| GongchanglingLiaoning | 60 km WSW | -5° | -15° | 4.0 mm |
| FushunLiaoning | 67 km NNW | -5° | -17° | 5.0 mm |
| DonglingLiaoning | 73 km NW | -5° | -17° | 4.0 mm |
| SujiatunLiaoning | 77 km WNW | -5° | -17° | 4.0 mm |
| ShenyangLiaoning | 79 km NW | -5° | -15° | 4.0 mm |
| KuandianLiaoning | 84 km SE | -4° | -17° | 8.0 mm |
| HushitaiLiaoning | 88 km NW | -5° | -17° | 4.0 mm |