Grimsby Weather in January
Grimsby in January
The short of it: Grimsby in January averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -7° · rain 71 mm · daylight 9 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Grimsby an average January high of -1°, a low of -7° and some 71 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Grimsby: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -7°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 19 min in mid-January, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Grimsby runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Stoney Creek, 16 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
January in Grimsby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney CreekOntario | 16 km W | 0° | -7° | 65 mm |
| HamiltonOntario | 24 km WNW | 0° | -7° | 66 mm |
| St. CatharinesOntario | 26 km E | 0° | -6° | 60 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 29 km NNW | 0° | -7° | 77 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 30 km NW | -2° | -9° | 73 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 34 km W | -1° | -8° | 68 mm |
| WellandOntario | 35 km SE | 0° | -7° | 70 mm |
| Niagara FallsOntario | 42 km ESE | 0° | -7° | 73 mm |