Laval Weather in January
Laval in January
The short of it: Laval in January averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -14° · rain 75 mm · daylight 9 h 4 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Laval an average January high of -5°, a low of -14° and some 75 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Laval: highs scarcely reach -5°, nights fall to -14°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 4 min in mid-January, 21 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Laval runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Laval-des-Rapides, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Laval, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-des-RapidesQuebec | 2 km SSW | -5° | -14° | 75 mm |
| Ahuntsic-CartiervilleQuebec | 2 km E | -5° | -14° | 75 mm |
| DuvernayQuebec | 2 km NE | -5° | -14° | 75 mm |
| Val-des-ArbresQuebec | 3 km NNE | -5° | -14° | 74 mm |
| CartiervilleQuebec | 4 km SSW | -5° | -14° | 75 mm |
| Saint-MichelQuebec | 5 km E | -5° | -14° | 74 mm |
| Montréal-NordQuebec | 6 km NE | -5° | -14° | 74 mm |
| ChomedeyQuebec | 6 km SW | -5° | -14° | 76 mm |