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Canada - weather in January



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January is the central month of winter in Canada, and it is the coldest of the year in most of the territory, except in the maritime Arctic regions and on the eastern coasts (see New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador), where it is often February.
The average temperatures are below freezing in almost all the territory, and the landscape is often covered in snow, except in the far west, on the coast of British Columbia (see Vancouver), overlooking the Pacific, where the climate is oceanic.
The north-central lakes, the Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay are frozen. Even the Great Lakes in the south can freeze to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the temperature.
During cold spells, the temperature can drop to very low values, below -40 °C (-40 °F) in large areas of the center-north, below -30 °C (-22 °F) in the southern inland areas, and below -15 °C (5 °F) on the east coasts, while on the west coast, in Vancouver, it generally does not drop below -5 °C (23 °F), although it can occasionally reach -15 °C (5 °F).
On the other hand, the chinook, a mild, dry wind capable of melting snow, can blow on the eastern side of the mountains.
Precipitation (rain or snow) is frequent in the south, in the area of the Great Lakes (see Toronto) and in Quebec (see Montreal, Ottawa), and even more in the east, where cold air collides with Atlantic air masses (in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, see Saint John's, Halifax). In this area, snowfalls are abundant, however, sometimes, mild air from the south can bring the temperature above freezing and cause rain to fall instead of snow.
In the inland areas of the southwest, in the Great Prairies (see Edmonton, Calgary, Regina), precipitation is much scarcer. Even in the vast Arctic and Subarctic areas, in the provinces of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (see Alert, Inuvik, Yellowknife), light and frequent, but not abundant, snowfalls generally occur due to the cold.
On the coast of British Columbia (see Vancouver), on the other hand, the rains are frequent and abundant, while snowfalls are quite rare.
The days are very short in the center-north, and in the extreme north (see Alert) it is always dark and the sun never rises.

The following tables show the climate averages in the month of january in Canada in a selection of locations.

Monthly climate averages - January

(from north to south)

Alert
Alert, position on the map
Alert, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-34-2710367%0h0.0h

Eureka
Eureka, position on the map
Eureka, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-40-325166%0h0.0h

Resolute
Resolute, position on the map
Resolute, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-35-285665%0h0.0h-2

Sachs Harbour
Sachs Harbour, position on the map
Sachs Harbour, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-31-245278%0h0.5h-2

Inuvik
Inuvik, position on the map
Inuvik, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-28-21101068%0.2h2.9h-1

Dawson City
(370 m.)
Dawson City, position on the map
Dawson City, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumidityDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-30-2220677%5.7h

Iqaluit
Iqaluit, position on the map
Iqaluit, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-30-2215567%1.0h5.8h-2

Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet, position on the map
Rankin Inlet, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumidityDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-34-2710368%6.1h-2

Whitehorse
(705 m.)
Whitehorse, position on the map
Whitehorse, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-19-1120675%1.4h6.7h

Churchill
Churchill, position on the map
Churchill, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-29-2115568%2.6h7.2h-2

Nain
Nain, position on the map
Nain, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumidityDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-21-13701066%7.6h

Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert, position on the map
Prince Rupert, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
062752284%1.3h8.0h7

Edmonton
(700 m.)
Edmonton, position on the map
Edmonton, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-15-5201172%3.3h8.2h

Happy Valley Goose Bay
Happy Valley Goose Bay, position on the map
Happy Valley Goose Bay, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-22-12651066%3.1h8.2h0

Labrador City
(550 m.)
Labrador City, position on the map
Labrador City, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-27-16501071%3.2h8.3h

Saskatoon
(500 m.)
Saskatoon, position on the map
Saskatoon, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-20-9151078%3.4h8.4h

Banff
(1,395 m.)
Banff, position on the map
Banff, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-14-420675%1.9h8.5h

Calgary
(1,050 m.)
Calgary, position on the map
Calgary, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-13010963%3.9h8.5h

Regina
(600 m.)
Regina, position on the map
Regina, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-20-9151178%3.1h8.6h

Vancouver
Vancouver, position on the map
Vancouver, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
171751886%1.9h8.8h8

St Johns
St Johns, position on the map
St Johns, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-8-11551782%2.1h9.0h1

Montreal
Montreal, position on the map
Montreal, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-14-5851171%3.3h9.2h

Saint John
Saint John, position on the map
Saint John, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-13-21151273%4.0h9.2h4

Halifax
Halifax, position on the map
Halifax, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay lengthSea
temperature
MinMaxmmDays
-10-11251380%3.5h9.3h2

Toronto
Toronto, position on the map
Toronto, position on the map
Temperature
(°C)
PrecipitationHumiditySunshineDay length
MinMaxmmDays
-9-2651274%2.8h9.4h



See also: Canada, the weather in December - February
The climate of Canada

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