January is one of the cooler months of the year in Cranbrook, with average highs near -5.8°C and lows around -15.4°C (mean -10.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 44 mm of rainfall and 99% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Cranbrook. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Cranbrook was 1986 — when the month averaged -6.5°C — while the coldest was 1996 at -16°C. Typical January days reach -5.8°C with nights near -15.4°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Cranbrook, averaging 44 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2006 with 95 mm, while the driest was 1985 at 6 mm.
Relative humidity in Cranbrook during January averages 99%. The most humid January was 2006 at 100%, and the least humid was 1995 at 96%.
January receives about 1.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Cranbrook. The sunniest Januarys were 2017 and 2025 at 1.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1984 and 2006 at 0.9.
Average wind speed in Cranbrook during January is 0.5 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1995, 2008 and 2017, among others at 0.6 m/s, while the calmest were 2015, 2020 and 2022, among others at 0.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | -10.6°C | -11.4°C | -10.7°C | -10.1°C | -9.8°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | -5.8°C | -6.5°C | -5.8°C | -5.4°C | -5.1°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Low | -15.5°C | -16.2°C | -15.6°C | -14.9°C | -14.4°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 35 mm | 48 mm | 48 mm | 49 mm | 34 mm | -1 mm |
January temperatures in Cranbrook have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of -42.9°C (2024) to a record high of 2.5°C (2005).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 44 mm, with a wettest year of 95 mm.
A quieter season to visit Cranbrook
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of August and July tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Cranbrook. That said, January — with days averaging -5.8°C and nights around -15.4°C (mean -10.6°C) and moderate rainfall (44 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.7°C | -11.4°C | -16.1°C | -0.8°C | -25.7°C | 15 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.4 |
| 2024 | -7.0°C | -11.1°C | -15.2°C | 0.9°C | -42.9°C | 52 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2023 | -4.2°C | -9.0°C | -13.7°C | 0.2°C | -30.4°C | 22 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2022 | -5.6°C | -10.9°C | -16.1°C | 1.5°C | -29.5°C | 35 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2021 | -3.0°C | -7.7°C | -12.3°C | 0.2°C | -22.3°C | 29 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2020 | -4.0°C | -8.5°C | -13.0°C | 0.3°C | -27.3°C | 53 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1 |
| 2019 | -4.1°C | -9.0°C | -13.9°C | 0.0°C | -24.8°C | 41 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2018 | -3.6°C | -8.1°C | -12.6°C | 0.1°C | -31.7°C | 82 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2017 | -8.8°C | -14.1°C | -19.5°C | -0.1°C | -32.9°C | 32 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 1.4 |
| 2016 | -4.5°C | -9.0°C | -13.5°C | 0.0°C | -24.4°C | 58 mm | 97% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2015 | -5.2°C | -9.7°C | -14.3°C | 0.1°C | -23.6°C | 42 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2014 | -4.9°C | -10.0°C | -15.2°C | 0.0°C | -27.9°C | 40 mm | 98% | 0.4 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2013 | -6.6°C | -11.5°C | -16.4°C | 0.0°C | -26.0°C | 34 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2012 | -5.4°C | -10.1°C | -14.8°C | 0.3°C | -24.9°C | 52 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1 |
| 2011 | -6.3°C | -11.2°C | -16.0°C | 0.0°C | -33.3°C | 64 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2010 | -4.4°C | -8.8°C | -13.3°C | 0.6°C | -28.2°C | 39 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2009 | -6.4°C | -11.8°C | -17.1°C | 0.0°C | -31.8°C | 37 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.3 |
| 2008 | -7.4°C | -12.6°C | -17.8°C | -0.6°C | -30.6°C | 58 mm | 99% | 0.6 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2007 | -7.1°C | -12.7°C | -18.3°C | 0.0°C | -32.5°C | 47 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2006 🌧️ | -2.5°C | -6.7°C | -11.0°C | 0.0°C | -19.0°C | 95 mm | 100% | 0.5 m/s | 0.9 |
| 2005 | -7.2°C | -11.9°C | -16.7°C | 2.5°C | -36.9°C | 37 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2004 | -7.6°C | -12.4°C | -17.2°C | 0.0°C | -35.2°C | 57 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2003 | -4.5°C | -9.2°C | -13.9°C | 0.1°C | -27.2°C | 41 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2002 | -5.1°C | -9.6°C | -14.1°C | 0.2°C | -25.8°C | 48 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 2001 | -4.3°C | -9.0°C | -13.7°C | 0.0°C | -20.9°C | 17 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2000 | -6.2°C | -11.4°C | -16.7°C | -0.6°C | -22.1°C | 45 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1999 | -4.7°C | -9.5°C | -14.4°C | 0.0°C | -32.6°C | 45 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1998 | -5.8°C | -10.4°C | -15.0°C | 0.0°C | -34.9°C | 59 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1997 | -7.6°C | -12.5°C | -17.3°C | 0.1°C | -33.9°C | 54 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1996 ❄️ | -10.4°C | -16.0°C | -21.5°C | 0.0°C | -37.7°C | 56 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1995 | -5.6°C | -10.3°C | -14.9°C | 0.0°C | -26.8°C | 44 mm | 96% | 0.6 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1994 | -3.1°C | -7.8°C | -12.4°C | 0.3°C | -21.1°C | 25 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1993 | -9.4°C | -14.8°C | -20.2°C | 0.1°C | -30.1°C | 40 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1992 | -4.6°C | -8.6°C | -12.6°C | 0.0°C | -20.8°C | 42 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1991 | -8.7°C | -14.1°C | -19.5°C | -0.1°C | -30.0°C | 40 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1990 | -5.2°C | -9.8°C | -14.5°C | 0.0°C | -26.7°C | 75 mm | 98% | 0.4 m/s | 1 |
| 1989 | -5.9°C | -11.1°C | -16.4°C | 0.1°C | -32.4°C | 55 mm | 99% | 0.5 m/s | 1 |
| 1988 | -7.0°C | -12.4°C | -17.7°C | 0.0°C | -28.6°C | 32 mm | 98% | 0.6 m/s | 1.2 |
| 1987 | -6.2°C | -11.3°C | -16.4°C | -0.4°C | -29.2°C | 21 mm | 100% | 0.4 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1986 🔥 | -2.4°C | -6.5°C | -10.6°C | 0.9°C | -18.7°C | 45 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | 1.1 |
| 1985 | -8.4°C | -13.5°C | -18.7°C | -3.8°C | -34.1°C | 6 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | 1.3 |
| 1984 | -5.1°C | -9.8°C | -14.5°C | 0.2°C | -30.3°C | 25 mm | 98% | 0.4 m/s | 0.9 |
| 1983 | -3.8°C | -7.9°C | -11.9°C | 0.0°C | -18.3°C | 49 mm | 98% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | -8.9°C | -14.5°C | -20.1°C | -0.6°C | -37.2°C | 54 mm | 99% | 0.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | -4.2°C | -8.5°C | -12.9°C | 0.8°C | -19.2°C | 32 mm | 97% | 0.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around -5.8°C with lows near -15.4°C (mean -10.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 44 mm of rainfall in Cranbrook, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 95 mm in 2006.
The hottest January reached 2.5°C in 2005. The coldest dipped to -42.9°C in 2024.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from -6.1°C to -5.3°C and overnight lows from -15.6°C to -14.7°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Cranbrook and about average for rainfall, so plan for around -5.8°C daytime highs and -15.4°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Cranbrook, averaging -10.6°C.
For January in Cranbrook, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of -5.8°C and lows of -15.4°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 99% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 0.5 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 0.6 m/s (1988).
The wettest January on record was 2006 with 95 mm. On average, January sees 44 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Cranbrook behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
