Owen Sound weather in January

In January, Owen Sound sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Owen Sound's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owen Sound's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:03 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Owen Sound is city in Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1857

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical January day in Owen Sound reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-7
2-1-7
3-1-7
4-2-8
5-2-8
6-2-8
7-2-8
8-2-8
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How January really feels in Owen Sound

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.

Owen Sound 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° / -10°7213.814.890.0
Feb-2° / -10°5410.61110.10.0
Mar / -5°6110.87.211.60.2
Apr11° / 81123.713.22.6
May18° / 8310.50.314.65.6
Jun23° / 12°8610.3015.36.7
Jul25° / 15°9012.20156.7
Aug24° / 14°8911.6013.96.8
Sep20° / 11°8811.6012.36.1
Oct13° / 8814.20.310.73.3
Nov / -0°8313.96.89.40.6
Dec / -5°7415.514.48.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6793
7694
8694
9694
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
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291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Owen Sound gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14948
25048
35049
45049
55049
65049
75050
85050
94950
104951
114951
124851
134750
144750
154650
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194347
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224146
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244045
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273944
283943
293943
303843
313843

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
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:06 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:064:48
28.78:064:48
38.78:064:49
48.78:064:50
58.78:064:51
68.88:064:52
78.88:064:53
88.88:064:54
98.88:064:55
108.88:064:56
118.98:054:57
128.98:054:58
138.98:054:59
148.98:045:00
159.08:045:02
169.08:035:03
179.08:035:04
189.08:025:05
199.18:025:06
209.18:015:08
219.18:015:09
229.28:005:10
239.27:595:11
249.27:585:13
259.37:585:14
269.37:575:15
279.37:565:17
289.47:555:18
299.47:545:19
309.57:535:21
319.57:525:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
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231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Owen Sound?

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 Owen Sound.

What to pack for Owen Sound in January

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

In January, Owen Sound sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Owen Sound in January

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Aug 23 — about 0.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Owen Sound 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 Owen Sound peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 8Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Owen Sound?

Owen Sound sits at 44.6°N, 80.9°W, 180 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Collingwood, 58 km away.

Topography around Owen Sound

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Owen Sound has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m.

The land around Owen Sound is covered by trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and water (47%), trees (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Collingwood 58 km · Wasaga Beach 74 km · Midland 86 km · Alliston 97 km · Orangeville 99 km · Barrie 103 km · Fergus 106 km · Innisfil 107 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 Owen Sound (44.5672°, -80.9435°, elevation 180 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).