Kitchener Weather in January
Kitchener in January
The short of it: Kitchener in January averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -10° · rain 73 mm · daylight 9 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Kitchener an average January high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 73 mm of rain. Kitchener's coldest stretch of the year, -3° by day and -10° by night. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 18 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Kitchener runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Forest Heights, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
January in Kitchener, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest HeightsOntario | 1 km SW | -3° | -10° | 73 mm |
| Laurentian HillsOntario | 1 km ESE | -3° | -10° | 71 mm |
| Victoria HillsOntario | 2 km NNW | -3° | -10° | 73 mm |
| Highland WestOntario | 3 km WNW | -3° | -10° | 75 mm |
| CentralOntario | 4 km N | -3° | -10° | 72 mm |
| WaterlooOntario | 5 km N | -3° | -10° | 72 mm |
| VanierOntario | 5 km E | -2° | -10° | 69 mm |
| Centreville ChicopeeOntario | 7 km E | -2° | -10° | 69 mm |