Fort Garry South weather in January

In January, Fort Garry South sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fort Garry South's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort Garry South's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:28 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.44 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 -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fort Garry South reaches about -11°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 -23°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Fort Garry South

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.

Fort Garry South 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-11° / -20°164.95.68.40.0
Feb-9° / -19°143.74.39.80.0
Mar-1° / -11°255.94.311.50.0
Apr10° / -2°356.52.413.52.4
May18° / 8111.10.515.15.5
Jun23° / 12°9812.20166.3
Jul25° / 14°8811.2015.76.8
Aug25° / 13°789.9014.27.1
Sep19° / 709012.46.1
Oct10° / 488.11.710.52.4
Nov-0° / -8°29658.80.0
Dec-8° / -16°235.66.580.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93268
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113268
123169
133070
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fort Garry South gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:33 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:334:31
28.08:334:32
38.08:334:33
48.08:334:34
58.08:334:35
68.18:324:36
78.18:324:37
88.18:324:38
98.18:324:39
108.28:314:40
118.28:314:41
128.28:304:43
138.28:304:44
148.38:294:45
158.38:284:47
168.38:284:48
178.48:274:49
188.48:264:51
198.48:264:52
208.58:254:54
218.58:244:55
228.68:234:57
238.68:224:58
248.68:215:00
258.78:205:01
268.78:195:03
278.88:185:05
288.88:175:06
298.98:155:08
308.98:145:09
319.08:135:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
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61.2Dim
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81.3Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fort Garry South

In seasonPeak

None of Fort Garry South's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Fort Garry South's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Fort Garry South?

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

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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 Fort Garry South.

What to pack for Fort Garry South in January

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

In January, Fort Garry South sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Fort Garry South 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 Fort Garry South peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Fort Garry South in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fort Garry South is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2317 µg/m³Oct 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct6Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fort Garry South?

Fort Garry South sits at 49.8°N, 97.2°W, 234 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Winnipeg, 10 km away.

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Topography around Fort Garry South

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort Garry South has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Fort Garry South is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Winnipeg 10 km · St. James-Assiniboia East 12 km · Steinbach 45 km · Kenora 192 km · Brandon 200 km · Grand Forks 208 km · West Fargo 325 km · Fargo 325 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 Fort Garry South (49.7923°, -97.1636°, elevation 234 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).