Bedford weather in January

In January, Bedford sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bedford's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
111 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:55 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bedford is community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Founded
1750

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bedford reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-7
20-7
30-8
40-8
50-8
60-8
70-8
80-8
90-8
100-8
110-9
120-9
13-1-9
14-1-9
15-1-9
16-1-9
17-1-9
18-1-10
19-1-10
20-1-10
21-1-10
22-1-10
23-1-10
24-1-10
25-1-10
26-1-10
27-1-10
28-1-10
29-1-10
30-1-10
31-1-10

How January really feels in Bedford

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bedford weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -9°11111.6890.0
Feb-0° / -9°9910.37.410.10.0
Mar / -5°107126.711.60.0
Apr / 9212.53.913.21.6
May14° / 8511.30.414.64.0
Jun19° / 10°9811.6015.35.8
Jul23° / 15°9010.60156.5
Aug23° / 15°8910.2013.96.8
Sep20° / 11°999.2012.36.2
Oct14° / 12210.60.110.73.8
Nov / 12910.91.79.41.2
Dec / -4°132136.48.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32773
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
142674
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202971
213169
223169
233268
243268
253367
263367
273466
283466
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bedford gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13926
23926
33826
43826
53826
63826
73826
83826
93826
103926
113926
123926
133926
143926
153926
163826
173826
183826
193826
203826
213826
223726
233726
243726
253727
263727
273827
283828
293828
303929
313929

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
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2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:584:38
28.77:584:39
38.77:584:40
48.77:584:40
58.77:584:41
68.77:584:42
78.87:584:43
88.87:574:44
98.87:574:45
108.87:574:46
118.87:574:47
128.97:564:49
138.97:564:50
148.97:564:51
158.97:554:52
169.07:554:53
179.07:544:54
189.07:544:55
199.17:534:57
209.17:534:58
219.17:524:59
229.27:515:00
239.27:515:02
249.27:505:03
259.37:495:04
269.37:485:06
279.37:475:07
289.47:465:08
299.47:465:10
309.47:455:11
319.57:445:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bedford

In seasonPeak

None of Bedford's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bedford sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bedford?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bedford.

What to pack for Bedford in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bedford sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Bedford in January

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Bedford in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bedford peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bedford?

Bedford sits at 44.7°N, 63.7°W, 25 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lower Sackville, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bedford

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bedford.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bedford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Bedford is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
327 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lower Sackville 6.0 km · Clayton Park West 8.0 km · Dartmouth 9.0 km · Halifax West End 9.0 km · Armdale 10 km · Downtown Halifax 11 km · Halifax 12 km · Woodlawn 12 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bedford (44.7255°, -63.6673°, elevation 25 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).