Weather in Quebec in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Quebec;
Average weather
Average temperature in Quebec in January
Going from a maximum of +5°C during the day to a minimum of -17°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around -3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 73% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to -11°C.
Is Quebec warm or cold in January?
Quebec is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -3°C to -6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -10°C to -15°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Quebec, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Quebec in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | -6°C | -5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -34°C | -35°C | -32°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 35 mm | 16 mm | 12 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 76% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 14 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From -3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -6°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 35 mm to 16 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 76%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 2 to 3.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Quebec is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Quebec.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Quebec?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Quebec in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+9°C) and the highest in 2010 (+12°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 618 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 44340 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Canada
Monthly weather in Quebec
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Quebec, 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.