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Vancouver Weather in January
Winter · RainIn Vancouver, January averages about 6°C (43°F) during the day and 2°C (35°F) at night, so afternoons generally feel cold while evenings are cold. Rain is fairly common, with about 18 days reaching at least 1 mm of precipitation and roughly 246 mm for the month.
Avg high43.0°F 6.1°CAvg low34.8°F 1.6°CRainy days~18.1 daysMonthly rain246.4 mm
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What to wear in Vancouver in January
A practical January packing list for Vancouver starts here: warm layers and a proper jacket or coat are useful, especially after sunset. Add a compact umbrella or light rain jacket because wet weather is common enough to affect sightseeing.
Travel takeaway: The month can work well for a trip if you are comfortable building indoor alternatives around wetter periods.
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Vancouver has mild winters by Canadian standards but frequent rain from autumn through early spring. July–August are usually the driest months.
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Wet winter season
📅 October–March
Frequent rain can change mountain and coastal plans, so it helps to keep an indoor backup option.
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Vancouver in January · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ January 2025 · latest complete year☔ 9 days · 67.2 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4.7°C/2.2°C
No rain
2
4.9°C/1.1°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
3
5.2°C/1.9°C
🌧️ 5.7 mm
4
7.6°C/4.8°C
🌧️ 7.9 mm
5
7.7°C/3.6°C
🌧️ 3.6 mm
6
6.8°C/2.8°C
No rain
7
5.2°C/1.9°C
🌧️ 6.8 mm
8
8°C/2.2°C
🌧️ 1.8 mm
9
8.9°C/1.6°C
No rain
10
7.5°C/4.4°C
🌧️ 10.3 mm
11
6.1°C/2.8°C
No rain
12
6°C/2.6°C
No rain
13
4.7°C/-0.1°C
No rain
14
6.1°C/1.1°C
No rain
15
7.6°C/1.6°C
No rain
16
5.8°C/1.2°C
No rain
17
4.9°C/-0.4°C
No rain
18
5°C/-0.4°C
No rain
19
5°C/-0.8°C
No rain
20
3.8°C/-1.9°C
No rain
21
3.1°C/-0.6°C
No rain
22
4.3°C/-0.3°C
No rain
23
4.4°C/-1.4°C
No rain
24
4.8°C/-1.3°C
No rain
25
4.5°C/-0.4°C
No rain
26
4.9°C/-1.8°C
No rain
27
5.1°C/-0.1°C
No rain
28
5.8°C/-1.7°C
No rain
29
4.7°C/-1.8°C
No rain
30
3.1°C/1.3°C
🌧️ 4.2 mm
31
6.1°C/2.3°C
🌧️ 23.3 mm
January 2024☔ 21 days · 321.2 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6.1°C/2.5°C
No rain
2
6.5°C/3.8°C
🌧️ 7.4 mm
3
8.8°C/3.6°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
4
7°C/2.5°C
🌧️ 12.9 mm
5
6.4°C/2.7°C
🌧️ 15.8 mm
6
5.7°C/0.9°C
🌧️ 5.5 mm
7
3.9°C/-0.5°C
No rain
8
3.5°C/-0.5°C
🌧️ 25.2 mm
9
7°C/2.9°C
🌧️ 11.4 mm
10
4°C/-0.1°C
No rain
11
3.2°C/-9.6°C
No rain
12
-9.4°C/-14.1°C
No rain
13
-4.7°C/-12.9°C
No rain
14
-1°C/-8.1°C
No rain
15
0.3°C/-6.1°C
No rain
16
1°C/-4.9°C
No rain
17
0.6°C/-6.2°C
🌧️ 23.7 mm
18
-0.7°C/-7.6°C
🌧️ 5.4 mm
19
4°C/-0.4°C
🌧️ 16.8 mm
20
4.5°C/1.9°C
No rain
21
7.6°C/2.6°C
🌧️ 19 mm
22
5.7°C/3.2°C
🌧️ 18 mm
23
7.5°C/5.6°C
🌧️ 16.8 mm
24
7.2°C/5.1°C
🌧️ 19.3 mm
25
6.7°C/5.4°C
🌧️ 23.4 mm
26
9.6°C/6.2°C
🌧️ 12.2 mm
27
10.1°C/6.3°C
🌧️ 32.7 mm
28
12.3°C/8.5°C
🌧️ 26 mm
29
13.1°C/10.7°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
30
14.3°C/8.9°C
🌧️ 7.6 mm
31
11.9°C/8.8°C
🌧️ 16.1 mm
January 2023☔ 19 days · 168.2 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6.8°C/2°C
No rain
2
4.9°C/0.1°C
No rain
3
5.1°C/-0.4°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
4
7.4°C/2.3°C
No rain
5
9.3°C/4.3°C
🌧️ 12.1 mm
6
9.4°C/5.9°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
7
7.6°C/6.3°C
🌧️ 9.6 mm
8
6.8°C/2.7°C
🌧️ 15.1 mm
9
8.8°C/4.9°C
🌧️ 8.6 mm
10
11°C/4.5°C
🌧️ 7.3 mm
11
9.4°C/1.8°C
No rain
12
9.7°C/6.4°C
🌧️ 21.8 mm
13
10.1°C/8.4°C
🌧️ 12.7 mm
14
12.5°C/5.2°C
🌧️ 5.6 mm
15
8.8°C/5.1°C
🌧️ 9.1 mm
16
7.4°C/5.4°C
🌧️ 15 mm
17
6.2°C/5.2°C
🌧️ 16.4 mm
18
6.4°C/2.6°C
🌧️ 5.8 mm
19
5.6°C/0.7°C
No rain
20
5.8°C/1.8°C
No rain
21
3.8°C/0.9°C
🌧️ 11.6 mm
22
5.3°C/-0.4°C
No rain
23
4.8°C/1.7°C
No rain
24
5°C/3.4°C
🌧️ 7.2 mm
25
6.7°C/2.2°C
No rain
26
5.1°C/2.7°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
27
6.8°C/3°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
28
7.4°C/-0.5°C
No rain
29
1.3°C/-3.7°C
No rain
30
2.2°C/-4.6°C
No rain
31
1.6°C/-1.6°C
🌧️ 1 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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