Bracebridge weather in January

In January, Bracebridge sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bracebridge's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bracebridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
1st coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:58 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bracebridge reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-11
2-3-11
3-4-11
4-4-11
5-4-12
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29-5-13
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31-5-13

How January really feels in Bracebridge

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.

Bracebridge weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -13°7813.213.590.0
Feb-4° / -12°559.89.610.10.0
Mar / -7°6810.2711.60.0
Apr10° / 8611.23.513.22.1
May17° / 8911.30.114.65.1
Jun22° / 12°9411.4015.46.3
Jul24° / 15°9612.1015.16.7
Aug23° / 14°9911.8013.96.6
Sep19° / 10°9610.9012.35.9
Oct12° / 10013.50.810.72.9
Nov / -2°8913.56.69.30.3
Dec-1° / -8°8014.9138.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51783
61783
71783
81783
91882
101882
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121882
131981
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202278
212278
222377
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242377
252377
262377
272278
282278
292377
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bracebridge gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14845
24846
34946
44946
54946
64947
74947
84847
94847
104747
114646
124546
134545
144445
154244
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203841
213841
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283639
293638
303638
313638

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
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14100
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:024:39
28.68:024:40
38.78:024:41
48.78:024:42
58.78:024:43
68.78:014:44
78.78:014:45
88.78:014:46
98.88:014:47
108.88:014:48
118.88:004:49
128.88:004:50
138.98:004:51
148.97:594:52
158.97:594:53
168.97:584:55
179.07:584:56
189.07:574:57
199.07:574:58
209.17:565:00
219.17:565:01
229.17:555:02
239.27:545:03
249.27:535:05
259.27:535:06
269.37:525:07
279.37:515:09
289.37:505:10
299.47:495:11
309.47:485:13
319.57:475:14

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 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 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
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bracebridge?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bracebridge.

What to pack for Bracebridge in January

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

In January, Bracebridge sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Bracebridge 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 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 12 to Aug 19 — about 0.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep18Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Bracebridge 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 Bracebridge peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bracebridge?

Bracebridge sits at 45.0°N, 79.3°W, 240 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Huntsville, 34 km away.

Topography around Bracebridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bracebridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Bracebridge is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
392 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Huntsville 34 km · Orillia 48 km · Midland 55 km · Barrie 76 km · Wasaga Beach 80 km · Innisfil 86 km · Keswick 88 km · Lindsay 89 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 Bracebridge (45.0334°, -79.3163°, elevation 240 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. 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).