Algonquin Weather in January
Algonquin in January
The short of it: Algonquin in January averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -3 °C (28 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 44° · low 28° · rain 3.6 in. · daylight 9 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Algonquin an average January high of 44°, a low of 28° and some 3.6 in. of rain. The dead of winter in Algonquin: highs scarcely reach 44°, nights fall to 28°. Wet spells are common — about 3.6 in., the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 45 min in mid-January, 16 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Algonquin runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Easton, 13 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
January in Algonquin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 5° colder, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EastonMaryland | 13 mi N | 44° | 27° | 3.5 in. |
| SalisburyMaryland | 31 mi ESE | 46° | 28° | 3.5 in. |
| AnnapolisMaryland | 34 mi NW | 43° | 27° | 3.1 in. |
| ParoleMaryland | 36 mi NW | 43° | 27° | 3.1 in. |
| ArnoldMaryland | 38 mi NW | 43° | 27° | 3.1 in. |
| Greater Upper MarlboroMaryland | 39 mi WNW | 44° | 27° | 3.1 in. |
| Severna ParkMaryland | 41 mi NW | 43° | 27° | 3.1 in. |
| Lake ShoreMaryland | 42 mi NNW | 43° | 27° | 3.1 in. |