Weather in Vancouver in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Vancouver;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Vancouver;
Average weather
Average temperature in Vancouver in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +8°C with a maximum of +13°C and a minimum of -3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +1°C.
Is Vancouver warm or cold in January?
Vancouver is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Vancouver, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Vancouver in January
Water in Vancouver in January is Cold. It varies from +6°C to +8°C, with an average of +7°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +6°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Vancouver in January?
Climate in Vancouver in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +6°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -14°C | -11°C | -14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 259 mm | 246 mm | 171 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +7°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 86% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
January weather is still as bad as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +6°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 259 mm to 246 mm. Humidity rises from 85% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 1 to 2.
February brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Vancouver is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Vancouver.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Vancouver?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Vancouver in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+13°C) and the highest in 2023 (+16°C). The driest year was 1985 with only 1057 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2802 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Canada
Monthly weather in Vancouver
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Vancouver, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.