Québec Weather in January
Québec in January
The short of it: Québec in January averages a high of -6 °C (21 °F) and a low of -16 °C (4 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 8 h 56 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 -6° · low -16° · rain 80 mm · daylight 8 h 56 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
January in Québec brings afternoons near -6° and nights around -16°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Québec's coldest stretch of the year, -6° by day and -16° by night. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 56 min in mid-January, 22 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, Québec runs about middling and wetter than most in January. La Cité-Limoilou, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Québec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 23 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 2 km NNW | -6° | -16° | 80 mm |
| LévisQuebec | 3 km ESE | -6° | -16° | 80 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 4 km W | -6° | -16° | 80 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 5 km NNE | -6° | -16° | 80 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 6 km SSW | -6° | -16° | 79 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 7 km WSW | -6° | -16° | 83 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 11 km NNE | -7° | -16° | 84 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 11 km W | -7° | -16° | 83 mm |