La Haute-Saint-Charles weather in January

In January, La Haute-Saint-Charles sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is La Haute-Saint-Charles's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Haute-Saint-Charles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
1st coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:33 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.56 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 -8°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Haute-Saint-Charles reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -0°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)
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How January really feels in La Haute-Saint-Charles

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.

La Haute-Saint-Charles 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -17°9412.212.68.80.0
Feb-7° / -16°759.810.4100.0
Mar-1° / -10°9110.91011.60.0
Apr / -2°11412.36.713.30.9
May15° / 11413.90.914.84.3
Jun21° / 10°13213.7015.65.7
Jul23° / 13°14716.1015.35.8
Aug22° / 12°13214.70146.0
Sep17° / 12912.50.112.45.0
Oct / 14013.12.510.61.9
Nov / -5°11913.49.29.20.0
Dec-5° / -13°11213.3138.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93169
103169
113268
123367
133367
143466
153565
163565
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183763
193862
203862
213961
224060
234060
244060
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274159
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

La Haute-Saint-Charles gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% 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 (%)
14344
24344
34344
44344
54344
64344
74344
84343
94243
104243
114243
124142
134142
144042
154041
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203739
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233638
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253537
263437
273436
283436
293335
303335
313335

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
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8100
9100
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11100
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 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 7:37 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 4:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:374:00
28.47:374:01
38.47:374:02
48.47:374:03
58.47:374:04
68.57:374:05
78.57:374:06
88.57:364:07
98.57:364:08
108.67:364:09
118.67:364:10
128.67:354:11
138.67:354:13
148.77:344:14
158.77:344:15
168.77:334:16
178.77:334:18
188.87:324:19
198.87:314:20
208.87:314:22
218.97:304:23
228.97:294:24
239.07:284:26
249.07:284:27
259.07:274:28
269.17:264:30
279.17:254:31
289.17:244:33
299.27:234:34
309.27:224:36
319.37:214:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
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191.6Dim
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221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit La Haute-Saint-Charles?

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 La Haute-Saint-Charles.

What to pack for La Haute-Saint-Charles in January

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

In January, La Haute-Saint-Charles sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -17°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 La Haute-Saint-Charles 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 La Haute-Saint-Charles peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Haute-Saint-Charles?

La Haute-Saint-Charles sits at 46.9°N, 71.4°W, 156 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf, 5.0 km away.

Topography around La Haute-Saint-Charles

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Haute-Saint-Charles.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Haute-Saint-Charles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,173 m.

The land around La Haute-Saint-Charles is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 5.0 km · Charlesbourg 5.0 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 11 km · Les Rivières 11 km · La Cité-Limoilou 13 km · Sainte-Foy 14 km · Beauport 14 km · Quebec City 15 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 La Haute-Saint-Charles (46.8903°, -71.3722°, elevation 156 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).