Lloydminster weather in January

In January, Lloydminster sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Lloydminster's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lloydminster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:35 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lloydminster is city on the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces, in Canada.

Density
760/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 -11°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical January day in Lloydminster reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-11-19
2-11-19
3-11-19
4-11-19
5-11-19
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8-11-19
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30-9-17
31-9-17

How January really feels in Lloydminster

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.

Lloydminster 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-10° / -19°154.95.67.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°113.44.19.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°175.35.311.50.0
Apr / -3°397.13.313.71.8
May16° / 438.40.715.65.2
Jun20° / 8812.8016.65.8
Jul23° / 11°8412.7016.26.4
Aug22° / 10°599.4014.66.8
Sep17° / 386.50.312.45.7
Oct / -2°235.92.310.31.8
Nov-2° / -10°194.84.68.40.0
Dec-9° / -17°133.84.47.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
193268
203268
213268
223070
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lloydminster gets around 15 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11415
21415
31416
41516
51516
61517
71517
81517
91517
101518
111518
121518
131518
141618
151619
161619
171619
181619
191619
201619
211619
221619
231618
241618
251618
261618
271517
281517
291517
301517
311416

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
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 17 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
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 8:43 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.48:434:04
27.48:434:05
37.48:424:06
47.48:424:07
57.48:424:08
67.58:424:09
77.58:414:11
87.58:414:12
97.58:404:13
107.68:404:15
117.68:394:16
127.68:384:17
137.78:384:19
147.78:374:20
157.88:364:22
167.88:354:23
177.88:354:25
187.98:344:27
197.98:334:28
208.08:324:30
218.08:304:32
228.18:294:33
238.18:284:35
248.28:274:37
258.28:264:39
268.38:244:40
278.38:234:42
288.48:224:44
298.48:204:46
308.58:194:48
318.58:174:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.11 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
191.1Dim
201.2Dim
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 Lloydminster?

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 Lloydminster.

What to pack for Lloydminster in January

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

In January, Lloydminster sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Lloydminster 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 Lloydminster peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lloydminster 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 Lloydminster is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (October, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1920 µg/m³Oct 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct5Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lloydminster?

Lloydminster sits at 53.3°N, 110.0°W, 657 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is North Battleford, 128 km away.

Topography around Lloydminster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lloydminster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Lloydminster is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: North Battleford 128 km · Camrose 190 km · Sherwood Park 220 km · Edmonton 230 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 234 km · Leduc 235 km · St. Albert 243 km · Confederation 257 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 Lloydminster (53.2724°, -110.0226°, elevation 657 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).