Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Norman Wells in
January.

Typical January weather in Norman Wells: -22.4°C by day, -30.2°C at night, 15 mm of rain over 5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-22.4°C
Typical low-30.2°C
Rain15 mm
Wet days5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 83). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 47 from latitude 65.28°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 65.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 47. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -30.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -30.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 6089245
NOAA station
CA002202800 · NORMAN WELLS A
Station distance
1.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 21 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.