The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during January at cities and towns in British Columbia.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southwest Mainland, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.
The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
Southwest BC Mainland
January snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 4 |
Abbotsford |
7.3 |
18.5 |
| 5 |
Chilliwack |
10.5 |
26.6 |
| 2 |
Gibsons |
3.6 |
9.1 |
| 3 |
North Vancouver, Capilano |
6.1 |
15.6 |
| 3 |
Powell River |
5.3 |
13.6 |
| 3 |
Vancouver |
6.2 |
15.7 |
| 14 |
Whistler |
40.6 |
103.0 |
Gulf Islands
Total amount of snow in January on average
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 2 |
Cortes Island, Whaletown |
5.3 |
13.6 |
| 2 |
Gabriola Island |
4.1 |
10.4 |
| 2 |
Mayne Island, Village Bay |
3.0 |
7.7 |
| 2 |
Saltspring Island |
4.0 |
10.1 |
Vancouver Island
Total amount of snow in January on average
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 4 |
Campbell River |
9.2 |
23.3 |
| 3 |
Courtenay - Comox |
4.7 |
11.9 |
| 4 |
Duncan |
8.8 |
22.4 |
| 5 |
Gold River |
10.7 |
27.2 |
| 3 |
Nanaimo |
8.3 |
21.0 |
| 3 |
Port Alberni |
6.1 |
15.4 |
| 3 |
Port Hardy |
4.9 |
12.4 |
| 3 |
Port Renfrew |
4.6 |
11.8 |
| 2 |
Sidney |
4.3 |
10.9 |
| 2 |
Tofino |
3.6 |
9.2 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
3.6 |
9.2 |
Central British Columbia
Average total snowfall in January
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 16 |
Barkerville |
34.5 |
87.8 |
| 6 |
Bella Coola |
11.9 |
30.3 |
| 8 |
Kamloops |
7.4 |
18.7 |
| 7 |
Kelowna |
7.7 |
19.5 |
| 3 |
Lillooet |
2.9 |
7.5 |
| 8 |
Penticton |
7.2 |
18.3 |
| 8 |
Vernon |
10.4 |
26.4 |
| 7 |
Williams Lake |
9.4 |
23.8 |
Southeast BC
Average January snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 13 |
Castlegar |
21.8 |
55.4 |
| 10 |
Cranbrook |
9.9 |
25.3 |
| 14 |
Golden |
17.8 |
45.3 |
| 17 |
Revelstoke |
44.3 |
112.5 |
| 13 |
Sparwood |
19.9 |
50.4 |
Northern British Columbia
January snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 12 |
Atlin |
17.4 |
44.2 |
| 11 |
Fort Nelson |
11.3 |
28.6 |
| 14 |
Fort St John |
12.9 |
32.7 |
| 12 |
Prince George |
16.8 |
42.7 |
| 5 |
Prince Rupert |
9.9 |
25.3 |
| 4 |
Sandspit, Haida Gwaii |
5.0 |
12.7 |
| 15 |
Smithers |
17.5 |
44.5 |