Brampton weather in January

In January, Brampton sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brampton's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brampton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:56 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brampton is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Brampton reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 5°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)
1-1-7
2-1-8
3-1-8
4-1-8
5-1-8
6-1-8
7-1-8
8-1-9
9-1-9
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31-2-10

How January really feels in Brampton

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.

Brampton weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -10°6010.18.19.10.0
Feb-1° / -9°4986.610.20.0
Mar / -4°579.25.111.60.3
Apr12° / 80112.213.22.9
May18° / 7911014.55.7
Jun24° / 13°8511.2015.26.6
Jul26° / 16°7910.4014.96.6
Aug25° / 15°719.5013.87.0
Sep21° / 11°729012.36.6
Oct14° / 7410.60.310.83.9
Nov / -1°679.92.99.50.8
Dec / -5°599.96.78.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51684
61684
71783
81783
91684
101684
111783
121783
131783
141981
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202080
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222179
232278
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292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brampton gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13424
23425
33525
43526
53627
63627
73728
83728
93728
103628
113628
123528
133428
143427
153327
163226
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183126
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212925
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282723
292723
302723
312723

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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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:584:46
28.87:584:47
38.87:584:48
48.87:594:49
58.97:584:50
68.97:584:50
78.97:584:51
88.97:584:52
98.97:584:53
108.97:584:54
119.07:584:55
129.07:574:56
139.07:574:58
149.07:574:59
159.17:565:00
169.17:565:01
179.17:555:02
189.17:555:03
199.27:545:04
209.27:545:06
219.27:535:07
229.37:525:08
239.37:525:09
249.37:515:11
259.47:505:12
269.47:505:13
279.47:495:14
289.57:485:16
299.57:475:17
309.57:465:18
319.67:455:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
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131.6Dim
141.6Dim
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161.6Dim
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191.7Dim
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211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brampton?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brampton.

What to pack for Brampton in January

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

In January, Brampton sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Brampton in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 2 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Brampton 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 Brampton peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brampton?

Brampton sits at 43.7°N, 79.8°W, 221 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Georgetown, 13 km away.

Topography around Brampton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brampton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Brampton is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (28%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
468 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Georgetown 13 km · Halton Hills 14 km · West Humber-Clairville 14 km · Mississauga 15 km · Eringate-Centennial-West Deane 15 km · Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown 16 km · Etobicoke 16 km · Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview 17 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 Brampton (43.6834°, -79.7663°, elevation 221 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).