Leduc weather in January

In January, Leduc sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. 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 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Leduc's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leduc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:49 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Leduc is city in Alberta, Canada.

Density
367/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical January day in Leduc reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-8-16
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How January really feels in Leduc

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.

Leduc weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -15°185.25.97.90.0
Feb-5° / -14°113.449.40.0
Mar / -9°175.25.111.50.0
Apr / -2°336.73.313.72.1
May16° / 558.7115.65.1
Jun20° / 8513.1016.65.7
Jul22° / 11°8512.9016.26.3
Aug21° / 599.5014.66.7
Sep17° / 397.40.412.45.5
Oct / -1°235.92.110.32.0
Nov-0° / -9°225.65.38.40.0
Dec-6° / -14°144.65.57.40.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73763
83763
93664
103763
113763
123763
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313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Leduc gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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291415
301415
311415

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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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:57 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.48:574:18
27.48:574:19
37.48:564:20
47.48:564:21
57.48:564:22
67.58:564:23
77.58:554:25
87.58:554:26
97.58:544:27
107.68:544:29
117.68:534:30
127.68:534:31
137.78:524:33
147.78:514:34
157.88:504:36
167.88:494:37
177.88:494:39
187.98:484:41
197.98:474:42
208.08:464:44
218.08:454:46
228.18:434:47
238.18:424:49
248.28:414:51
258.28:404:53
268.38:394:54
278.38:374:56
288.48:364:58
298.48:345:00
308.58:335:02
318.58:315:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
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211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Leduc?

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 Leduc.

What to pack for Leduc in January

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

In January, Leduc sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Leduc 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 Leduc peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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 15UV 7Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Leduc 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 Leduc is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 2219 µg/m³Oct 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leduc?

Leduc sits at 53.3°N, 113.6°W, 728 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 31 km away.

Topography around Leduc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leduc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m.

The land around Leduc is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), grassland (32%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
448 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 31 km · Sherwood Park 32 km · Edmonton 32 km · Spruce Grove 38 km · St. Albert 41 km · Stony Plain 42 km · Camrose 55 km · Sylvan Lake 112 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 Leduc (53.2668°, -113.552°, elevation 728 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).