Collingwood weather in January

In January, Collingwood sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Collingwood's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Collingwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Collingwood is town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1840

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 -1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical January day in Collingwood reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-6
2-1-6
3-1-6
4-1-6
5-2-7
6-2-7
7-2-7
8-2-7
9-2-7
10-2-7
11-2-8
12-2-8
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-3-8
16-3-9
17-3-9
18-3-9
19-3-9
20-3-9
21-3-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-10
25-4-10
26-4-10
27-4-10
28-4-10
29-4-10
30-4-10
31-4-10

How January really feels in Collingwood

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.

Collingwood weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°8614.815.290.0
Feb-3° / -10°59101010.10.0
Mar / -6°6911.37.511.60.0
Apr / 9511.54.213.20.5
May12° / 9410.90.214.63.0
Jun18° / 14°8710.9015.35.7
Jul22° / 18°8412.60156.5
Aug22° / 18°9312.7013.96.5
Sep19° / 14°9912.5012.35.7
Oct12° / 11416.30.610.72.9
Nov / 11416.17.89.40.4
Dec / -3°9817.514.98.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10694
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
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301585
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Collingwood gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15852
25852
35753
45753
55753
65653
75552
85552
95452
105352
115251
125151
135050
144949
154849
164748
174648
184648
194547
204447
214347
224346
234246
244145
254145
264044
273943
283943
293842
303742
313741

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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2220breezy
2320light breeze
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3119light 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 8:03 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:034:45
28.78:034:46
38.78:034:47
48.78:034:48
58.88:034:48
68.88:034:49
78.88:034:50
88.88:034:51
98.88:034:52
108.98:024:53
118.98:024:54
128.98:024:56
138.98:014:57
148.98:014:58
159.08:014:59
169.08:005:00
179.08:005:01
189.17:595:02
199.17:595:04
209.17:585:05
219.17:575:06
229.27:575:07
239.27:565:09
249.27:555:10
259.37:545:11
269.37:545:13
279.47:535:14
289.47:525:15
299.47:515:17
309.57:505:18
319.57:495:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Collingwood?

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 Collingwood.

What to pack for Collingwood in January

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

In January, Collingwood sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Collingwood 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Aug 24 — about 0.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Collingwood 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 Collingwood peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 8Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Collingwood?

Collingwood sits at 44.5°N, 80.2°W, 194 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wasaga Beach, 16 km away.

Topography around Collingwood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Collingwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m.

The land around Collingwood is covered by trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (39%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), water (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Wasaga Beach 16 km · Midland 40 km · Barrie 45 km · Alliston 46 km · Innisfil 49 km · Owen Sound 58 km · Orangeville 64 km · Orillia 65 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 Collingwood (44.4834°, -80.2164°, elevation 194 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).