Brantford weather in January

In January, Brantford sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brantford's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brantford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:56 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brantford is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,445/km²
people per km²
Founded
1877

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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Brantford 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 6°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)
10-7
20-7
30-7
40-7
5-1-8
6-1-8
7-1-8
8-1-8
9-1-8
10-1-8
11-1-9
12-1-9
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How January really feels in Brantford

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.

Brantford 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-1° / -9°6510.88.59.20.0
Feb-0° / -9°538.56.610.20.0
Mar / -4°649.94.911.60.4
Apr12° / 8711.81.913.13.1
May19° / 8711.6014.45.7
Jun24° / 13°9411.5015.16.6
Jul26° / 16°8310.8014.96.6
Aug25° / 15°759.6013.86.9
Sep21° / 11°789.5012.36.6
Oct14° / 77110.210.84.0
Nov / -0°71102.89.51.0
Dec / -5°6310.278.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91585
101585
111585
121684
131684
141684
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232080
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262179
272179
282179
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brantford gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13525
23525
33625
43726
53726
63727
73827
83827
93828
103828
113828
123728
133728
143628
153628
163628
173528
183528
193428
203428
213328
223328
233227
243227
253127
263127
273126
283026
293026
303025
313025

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
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:584:50
28.97:594:51
38.97:594:52
48.97:594:53
58.97:594:53
68.97:594:54
78.97:584:55
89.07:584:56
99.07:584:57
109.07:584:58
119.07:584:59
129.07:575:00
139.17:575:01
149.17:575:02
159.17:565:04
169.17:565:05
179.27:565:06
189.27:555:07
199.27:555:08
209.37:545:09
219.37:535:10
229.37:535:12
239.37:525:13
249.47:515:14
259.47:515:15
269.47:505:17
279.57:495:18
289.57:485:19
299.57:485:20
309.67:475:22
319.67:465:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
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191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brantford?

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 Brantford.

What to pack for Brantford in January

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

In January, Brantford sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Brantford 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 43 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 8 to Sep 18 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct15Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Brantford 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 Brantford peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brantford?

Brantford sits at 43.1°N, 80.3°W, 200 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Brant, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Brantford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brantford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m.

The land around Brantford is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), water (23%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Brant 7.0 km · Christopher-Champlain 24 km · Ancaster 25 km · Cambridge 25 km · Fiddlesticks 29 km · Hespeler 34 km · Norfolk County 35 km · Hamilton 36 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 Brantford (43.1334°, -80.2664°, elevation 200 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).