Orangeville weather in January

In January, Orangeville sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Orangeville's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orangeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:58 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orangeville is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density
2,027/km²
people per km²
Founded
1863

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 -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Orangeville reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Orangeville

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.

Orangeville 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-3° / -11°5810.19.99.10.0
Feb-2° / -11°498.17.810.20.0
Mar / -6°579.96.111.60.2
Apr11° / 8011.3313.22.6
May18° / 8511.9014.55.4
Jun23° / 12°9111.5015.26.5
Jul25° / 14°8411014.96.7
Aug24° / 14°8110.5013.86.9
Sep20° / 10°749.9012.36.3
Oct13° / 7511.50.610.83.4
Nov / -2°6910.74.59.40.5
Dec / -7°6010.998.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31189
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51189
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71189
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Orangeville gets around 58 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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312829

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 8:01 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:014:47
28.88:014:47
38.88:014:48
48.88:014:49
58.88:014:50
68.88:014:51
78.98:004:52
88.98:004:53
98.98:004:54
108.98:004:55
118.98:004:56
129.07:594:57
139.07:594:58
149.07:594:59
159.07:585:00
169.17:585:01
179.17:575:03
189.17:575:04
199.17:565:05
209.27:565:06
219.27:555:07
229.27:555:09
239.37:545:10
249.37:535:11
259.37:525:12
269.47:525:14
279.47:515:15
289.47:505:16
299.57:495:18
309.57:485:19
319.67:475:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
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41.3Dim
51.3Dim
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271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Orangeville?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orangeville.

What to pack for Orangeville in January

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

In January, Orangeville sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -11°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 Orangeville in January

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 2 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
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Mar3Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Orangeville 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 Orangeville peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
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Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
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Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orangeville?

Orangeville sits at 43.9°N, 80.1°W, 443 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Caledon, 10 km away.

Topography around Orangeville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orangeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 446 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m.

The land around Orangeville is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
473 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Caledon 10 km · Bolton 29 km · Alliston 32 km · Fergus 32 km · Georgetown 33 km · Halton Hills 34 km · Brampton 37 km · Guelph 43 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 Orangeville (43.9168°, -80.0997°, elevation 443 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).