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By Curtis Goodrum

JANUARY WEATHER

Kamloops saw sixth driest January since 1891

Feb 3, 2026 | 7:22 AM

KAMLOOPS — January was Kamloops’ sixth driest month on record dating back to 1891, and the month was a lot warmer than normal according to Environment Canada. 

The average temperature in January in Kamloops is minus 2.7 C. January 2026 had a three-degree increase. 

“The main factor that drove these dry and warm conditions was we had this ridge of high pressure. Really, it’s that off the coast of California. It started to push northwards. It anchored itself for a couple of weeks in British Columbia. What it did was it ushered in that warmer air, but it also prevented any weather systems and Pacific weather systems from really reaching the southwest interior,” said Ken Dosanjh, a Meteorologist at Environment Canada. 

This month is shaping up to follow in a similar path to that of January with a continued dry stretch according to Environment Canada. 

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“Our climate models are generally showing this signal of warmer than normal conditions expected. So we’re going to continue this generally active period of seeing these drier conditions potentially but the signal for the drier conditions is a lot more muted than it was in January,” Dosanjh said. 

Weather for Kamloops can be found here.