Weather in Calgary in January 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Calgary in January
The temperature in January is +2°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +9°C during the day and a minimum of -23°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +2°C to -5°C.
Is Calgary warm or cold in January?
Calgary is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -2°C to -1°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -11°C to -11°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is one of the coolest months in Calgary, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Calgary in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | -1°C | 0°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -37°C | -37°C | -36°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +14°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 63% | 62% | 62% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -2°C to -1°C during the day. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 1 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 63% to 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Calgary is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Calgary?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Calgary in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+8°C) and the highest in 2023 (+13°C). The driest year was 1979 with only 203 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 702 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Calgary
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Calgary, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
