Miramichi weather in January

In January, Miramichi sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Miramichi's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miramichi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:10 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Miramichi is city in New Brunswick, Canada.

Founded
1995

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Miramichi reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Miramichi

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.

Miramichi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -15°8810.19.38.70.0
Feb-4° / -13°798.98.5100.0
Mar / -8°9710.58.711.60.0
Apr / -1°8511.45.313.31.5
May15° / 8912.30.514.84.4
Jun21° / 10°8911.9015.66.0
Jul24° / 14°8912015.36.5
Aug24° / 13°8210.20146.8
Sep19° / 889.6012.46.1
Oct12° / 10210.90.710.63.2
Nov / -2°9310.64.49.10.4
Dec-1° / -10°10611.58.98.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Miramichi gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 9 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 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 8:14 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:144:36
28.48:144:37
38.48:144:38
48.48:144:39
58.48:144:40
68.48:144:41
78.58:144:42
88.58:134:43
98.58:134:44
108.58:134:45
118.68:134:46
128.68:124:47
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158.78:114:51
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188.88:094:55
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228.98:065:00
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249.08:045:03
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269.18:035:06
279.18:025:07
289.18:015:09
299.28:005:10
309.27:595:12
319.37:575:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Miramichi?

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 Miramichi.

What to pack for Miramichi in January

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

In January, Miramichi sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Miramichi in January

The nearest coast averages about -0°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
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Apr1Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
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UV index in Miramichi 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 Miramichi 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 22 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 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Aug5Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Miramichi?

Miramichi sits at 47.0°N, 65.5°W, 18 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lutes Mountain, 109 km away.

Topography around Miramichi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miramichi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m.

The land around Miramichi is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
706 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Lutes Mountain 109 km · Moncton 117 km · Riverview 120 km · Dieppe 123 km · Fredericton Northside 146 km · Fredericton 150 km · Quispamsis 182 km · Saint John 200 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 Miramichi (47.029°, -65.5019°, elevation 18 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).