Huntsville weather in January

In January, Huntsville sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Huntsville's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huntsville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -5°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -13°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 78 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 54 min; 7:59 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Huntsville is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density: 28/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1869

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical January day in Huntsville reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

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

How January really feels in Huntsville

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Huntsville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-5° / -13°	78	13	13.3	8.9	0.0
Feb	-4° / -13°	55	9.7	10.1	10.1	0.0
Mar	1° / -7°	68	10	7.6	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / -0°	86	11.5	4.3	13.2	1.5
May	15° / 6°	88	11.2	0.3	14.6	4.6
Jun	20° / 11°	93	11.5	0	15.4	6.1
Jul	23° / 15°	96	11.9	0	15.1	6.5
Aug	22° / 14°	102	12	0	13.9	6.4
Sep	18° / 10°	99	11	0	12.3	5.7
Oct	11° / 4°	104	13.6	1	10.7	2.6
Nov	4° / -2°	94	13.8	7.5	9.3	0.2
Dec	-2° / -8°	81	15.2	13.4	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Huntsville gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	46
2	47	46
3	47	46
4	47	46
5	47	46
6	46	46
7	46	46
8	46	46
9	46	46
10	45	45
11	44	45
12	44	45
13	43	44
14	42	43
15	41	43
16	41	42
17	40	41
18	40	41
19	39	41
20	39	40
21	39	40
22	38	40
23	38	40
24	38	40
25	37	40
26	37	40
27	37	40
28	37	40
29	37	40
30	37	40
31	37	40

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:02 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:01	8:00	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47
Sunset (PM)	4:38	4:39	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.6	8:02	4:38
2	8.6	8:02	4:39
3	8.6	8:02	4:39
4	8.6	8:02	4:40
5	8.7	8:02	4:41
6	8.7	8:02	4:42
7	8.7	8:02	4:43
8	8.7	8:02	4:44
9	8.7	8:02	4:45
10	8.7	8:01	4:46
11	8.8	8:01	4:47
12	8.8	8:01	4:49
13	8.8	8:00	4:50
14	8.8	8:00	4:51
15	8.9	8:00	4:52
16	8.9	7:59	4:53
17	8.9	7:59	4:54
18	9.0	7:58	4:56
19	9.0	7:57	4:57
20	9.0	7:57	4:58
21	9.1	7:56	4:59
22	9.1	7:55	5:01
23	9.1	7:55	5:02
24	9.2	7:54	5:03
25	9.2	7:53	5:05
26	9.2	7:52	5:06
27	9.3	7:51	5:07
28	9.3	7:50	5:09
29	9.3	7:49	5:10
30	9.4	7:48	5:12
31	9.4	7:47	5:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.3	Dim
4	1.3	Dim
5	1.3	Dim
6	1.3	Dim
7	1.4	Dim
8	1.4	Dim
9	1.4	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.5	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	2.0	Dim
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Huntsville?

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

8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huntsville.

What to pack for Huntsville in January

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

In January, Huntsville sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Huntsville 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 Huntsville peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	8	8	6	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Huntsville?

Huntsville sits at 45.3°N, 79.2°W, 302 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Bracebridge, 34 km away.

Topography around Huntsville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huntsville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m.

The land around Huntsville is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

115 m

trees 62%

16 km

175 m

trees 84%

80 km

394 m

trees 84%

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← December Huntsville year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bracebridge 34 km · Orillia 82 km · Midland 83 km · Barrie 110 km · Wasaga Beach 111 km · North Bay 111 km · Lindsay 116 km · Innisfil 120 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

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 Huntsville (45.3334°, -79.2163°, elevation 302 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	46
2	47	46
3	47	46
4	47	46
5	47	46
6	46	46
7	46	46
8	46	46
9	46	46
10	45	45
11	44	45
12	44	45
13	43	44
14	42	43
15	41	43
16	41	42
17	40	41
18	40	41
19	39	41
20	39	40
21	39	40
22	38	40
23	38	40
24	38	40
25	37	40
26	37	40
27	37	40
28	37	40
29	37	40
30	37	40
31	37	40

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	46
2	47	46
3	47	46
4	47	46
5	47	46
6	46	46
7	46	46
8	46	46
9	46	46
10	45	45
11	44	45
12	44	45
13	43	44
14	42	43
15	41	43
16	41	42
17	40	41
18	40	41
19	39	41
20	39	40
21	39	40
22	38	40
23	38	40
24	38	40
25	37	40
26	37	40
27	37	40
28	37	40
29	37	40
30	37	40
31	37	40

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	46
2	47	46
3	47	46
4	47	46
5	47	46
6	46	46
7	46	46
8	46	46
9	46	46
10	45	45
11	44	45
12	44	45
13	43	44
14	42	43
15	41	43
16	41	42
17	40	41
18	40	41
19	39	41
20	39	40
21	39	40
22	38	40
23	38	40
24	38	40
25	37	40
26	37	40
27	37	40
28	37	40
29	37	40
30	37	40
31	37	40

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100