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Mount Rainier in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (cool, occasional snow).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C); average high / low
Rain days: 8
Crowds: Low; United States overall
Prices: Low; United States overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Mount Rainier

Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (cool, occasional snow).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Mount RainierHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -2 °C (28 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 28 °F (-2 °C), rain on about 8 days
Pacific Northwest, United States · Seattle, Portland, Olympic, Mount Rainierrainy
Grey and damp October–May; July–September is dry and clear, with wildfire smoke in some years.

United States overall: Cold and snowy north and in the mountains; Florida, Hawaii and the desert Southwest are the picks.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mount Rainier, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (cool, occasional snow).

April: Inside Mount Rainier's best window: Apr–Oct.

Mount Rainier: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.