Chicoutimi weather in January

In January, Chicoutimi sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chicoutimi's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chicoutimi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:38 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.45 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 -10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chicoutimi reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-18
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30-10-20
31-10-20

How January really feels in Chicoutimi

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.

Chicoutimi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°6611.813.28.60.0
Feb-8° / -18°529.710.89.90.0
Mar-2° / -12°7011.411.211.60.0
Apr / -3°8512.3713.40.9
May15° / 9212.70.9154.4
Jun21° / 10°10012.9015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°13115.4015.55.8
Aug22° / 12°11914.2014.15.9
Sep17° / 12713.8012.44.6
Oct / 11914.7310.61.6
Nov / -5°9514.210.190.0
Dec-6° / -14°8013.414.18.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32179
42179
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122278
132377
142377
152476
162674
172674
182674
192872
202872
212971
222971
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283268
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chicoutimi gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14247
24247
34247
44247
54247
64247
74247
84247
94246
104246
114146
124145
134145
144045
154044
164044
173943
183942
193842
203741
213640
223639
233539
243438
253338
263337
273237
283236
293136
303136
313136

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 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 7:42 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 4:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:423:53
28.27:423:53
38.27:423:54
48.27:423:55
58.27:423:56
68.37:423:57
78.37:423:58
88.37:413:59
98.37:414:01
108.37:414:02
118.47:404:03
128.47:404:04
138.47:404:05
148.57:394:07
158.57:384:08
168.57:384:09
178.67:374:11
188.67:374:12
198.67:364:13
208.77:354:15
218.77:344:16
228.77:334:18
238.87:324:19
248.87:324:20
258.97:314:22
268.97:304:23
278.97:294:25
289.07:274:26
299.07:264:28
309.17:254:30
319.17:244:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chicoutimi?

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

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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chicoutimi.

What to pack for Chicoutimi in January

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

In January, Chicoutimi sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chicoutimi 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 Chicoutimi peaks around July 12 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chicoutimi?

Chicoutimi sits at 48.4°N, 71.1°W, 65 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saguenay, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Chicoutimi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chicoutimi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Chicoutimi is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Saguenay 0.0 km · Jonquière 14 km · Alma 46 km · Rivière-du-Loup 131 km · Charlesbourg 170 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 172 km · Beauport 174 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 175 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 Chicoutimi (48.4196°, -71.0637°, elevation 65 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. 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).