Saanich climate

Saanich Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Saanich, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 5°C on January 1 to 7°C on January 31, and lows from 2°C to 3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 195 mm over about 22 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Saanich, in °C, with the record for each date.-15-10-5051015151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
6°C
Average low
3°C
Precipitation
195 mm
Reanalysis high
12°CJan 23, 2005
Reanalysis low
-11°CJan 29, 1996
Daylight
8 h 23 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
11.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 15°C2°C9°C 2020-8°C 199372%
Jan 25°C2°C11°C 2007-4°C 200974%
Jan 35°C2°C11°C 2019-9°C 200473%
Jan 45°C2°C11°C 2003-10°C 200472%
Jan 55°C2°C10°C 2001-8°C 199372%
Jan 65°C2°C11°C 2006-8°C 199372%
Jan 75°C2°C11°C 2002-5°C 199371%
Jan 85°C2°C10°C 1996-2°C 199370%
Jan 95°C2°C10°C 2010-5°C 199870%
Jan 106°C2°C9°C 1999-7°C 199870%
Jan 116°C2°C10°C 2010-7°C 199870%
Jan 126°C2°C10°C 2010-6°C 199870%
Jan 136°C2°C10°C 1994-5°C 199370%
Jan 146°C3°C10°C 1999-6°C 202070%
Jan 156°C3°C10°C 2018-3°C 200570%
Jan 166°C3°C10°C 2011-2°C 201268%
Jan 176°C3°C10°C 2018-4°C 201267%
Jan 186°C3°C11°C 2005-6°C 201267%
Jan 196°C3°C12°C 2005-6°C 201266%
Jan 206°C3°C10°C 2005-2°C 201265%
Jan 216°C3°C11°C 2005-3°C 199665%
Jan 226°C3°C11°C 2005-2°C 199666%
Jan 236°C3°C12°C 2005-2°C 199967%
Jan 246°C3°C12°C 2015-2°C 199767%
Jan 256°C3°C11°C 2003-7°C 199767%
Jan 266°C3°C12°C 2003-8°C 199767%
Jan 276°C3°C11°C 2016-4°C 199666%
Jan 287°C3°C11°C 2016-9°C 199666%
Jan 297°C3°C11°C 1992-11°C 199666%
Jan 307°C3°C11°C 1992-10°C 199666%
Jan 317°C3°C11°C 1995-7°C 199666%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Saanich, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.