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Weather in January in Orcas Island

Thinking about venturing to Orcas Island this January and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Orcas Island in January?

Orcas Island is a region in the United States of America. January in Orcas Island generally has cold temperatures, with precipitation levels ranging from moderate to high. The month of January is in the winter season.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 7°C and nighttime temperatures around 2°C in Eastsound.

Precipitation

In January, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate rainfall in Orcas with an average of 94 mm to high rainfall in Eastsound with 115 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Eastsound usually sees around 74 hours of sunlight, indicating fewer sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Orcas Island in January, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Orcas Island climate page.

Where to go in Orcas Island in January

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Orcas Island on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in January for the 3 most popular destinations in Orcas Island?

Eastsound

In January Eastsound generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 7°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Eastsound
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
7°C 
2°C 
68 hours 
105 mm 
20 days 
poor 
7°C 
2°C 
74 hours 
115 mm 
20 days 
poor 
8°C 
2°C 
96 hours 
70 mm 
17 days 
poor 
Climate in Eastsound

Deer Harbor

In January Deer Harbor generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Deer Harbor
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
7°C 
2°C 
68 hours 
90 mm 
18 days 
poor 
8°C 
2°C 
74 hours 
97 mm 
18 days 
poor 
9°C 
3°C 
96 hours 
62 mm 
16 days 
poor 
Climate in Deer Harbor

Orcas

In January Orcas generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Orcas
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
7°C 
2°C 
68 hours 
87 mm 
18 days 
poor 
8°C 
3°C 
74 hours 
94 mm 
18 days 
poor 
9°C 
3°C 
96 hours 
60 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Orcas

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Orcas Island, in the United States of America.

Is January the best time to visit Orcas Island?

In our view, January might not be the best time to travel to Orcas Island with often poor weather in Eastsound.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in June, July and August offering mostly perfect weather in Eastsound. On the other hand, the months of January, February, March, November and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

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