Vernon weather in January

In January, Vernon sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vernon's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vernon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:58 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vernon is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical January day in Vernon reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-9
2-3-9
3-3-9
4-3-9
5-2-9
6-2-9
7-2-9
8-2-8
9-2-8
10-2-8
11-2-8
12-2-8
13-2-8
14-2-8
15-2-8
16-1-8
17-1-8
18-1-8
19-1-8
20-1-8
21-1-8
22-1-7
23-1-7
24-1-7
25-1-7
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310-7

How January really feels in Vernon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
21 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Vernon weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°481212.28.30.0
Feb / -7°349.18.79.70.0
Mar / -4°4511.38.211.50.4
Apr11° / 4410.53.613.52.6
May17° / 6111.90.815.25.0
Jun20° / 6411.3016.15.9
Jul24° / 11°407.6015.77.4
Aug24° / 11°316.4014.37.6
Sep18° / 448.30.212.46.1
Oct10° / 6011.62.410.52.3
Nov / -3°6713.510.58.80.0
Dec-1° / -7°5212.513.47.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142476
152476
162476
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182575
192575
202575
212575
222773
232773
242674
252674
262773
272773
282773
292872
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vernon gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14446
24446
34446
44446
54446
64445
74345
84344
94243
104243
114142
124142
134041
143940
153839
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183637
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203536
213535
223535
233535
243535
253535
263535
273435
283435
293435
303434
313434

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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15100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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265calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:043:57
27.98:043:58
37.98:043:59
47.98:034:00
58.08:034:01
68.08:034:02
78.08:034:03
88.08:024:04
98.18:024:05
108.18:024:07
118.18:014:08
128.18:014:09
138.28:004:10
148.28:004:12
158.27:594:13
168.37:584:14
178.37:584:16
188.37:574:17
198.47:564:19
208.47:554:20
218.57:544:22
228.57:534:23
238.57:524:25
248.67:514:26
258.67:504:28
268.77:494:30
278.77:484:31
288.87:474:33
298.87:464:34
308.97:444:36
318.97:434:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vernon?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vernon.

What to pack for Vernon in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Vernon sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vernon in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vernon peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 14UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vernon in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vernon is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 10.1× the cleanest month (January, 2 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vernon's WHO annual average of 8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1221 µg/m³Jan 192 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar3Good
Apr3Good
May3Good
Jun4Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep4Good
Oct20Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vernon?

Vernon sits at 50.3°N, 119.3°W, 383 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lake Country, 30 km away.

Topography around Vernon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vernon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vernon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,289 m.

The land around Vernon is covered by grassland (38%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
441 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
2,289 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lake Country 30 km · Rutland 42 km · Kelowna 45 km · Salmon Arm 48 km · West Kelowna 50 km · Okanagan Mission 52 km · Kamloops 86 km · Penticton 90 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Vernon (50.2673°, -119.2734°, elevation 383 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).