Riverview weather in January

In January, Riverview sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Riverview's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riverview's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
1st coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:04 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Riverview is town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Density
581/km²
people per km²
Founded
1733

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 Riverview reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-11
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3-3-11
4-3-12
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How January really feels in Riverview

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.

Riverview weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°9311.49.38.90.0
Feb-2° / -12°82108.9100.0
Mar / -7°9811.58.611.60.0
Apr / -1°8512.55.313.31.6
May15° / 8512.50.514.74.2
Jun20° / 10°9111.8015.55.9
Jul24° / 14°8211.5015.26.6
Aug23° / 14°779.80146.9
Sep19° / 10°939.3012.36.2
Oct13° / 9810.70.410.73.4
Nov / -1°9810.83.89.20.6
Dec / -8°11312.28.58.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
54258
64258
74060
84060
94060
104060
113862
123862
133961
143961
153961
164159
174159
184258
194357
204456
214555
224555
234654
244654
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Riverview gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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283630
293530
303530
313530

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
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8100
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15100
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:07 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:074:37
28.58:084:38
38.58:084:39
48.58:074:40
58.68:074:41
68.68:074:42
78.68:074:43
88.68:074:44
98.68:074:45
108.78:064:46
118.78:064:47
128.78:064:48
138.78:054:49
148.88:054:51
158.88:054:52
168.88:044:53
178.88:034:54
188.98:034:56
198.98:024:57
208.98:024:58
219.08:014:59
229.08:005:01
239.07:595:02
249.17:595:04
259.17:585:05
269.27:575:06
279.27:565:08
289.27:555:09
299.37:545:10
309.37:535:12
319.47:525:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
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231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Riverview?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riverview.

What to pack for Riverview in January

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

In January, Riverview sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Riverview in January

The nearest coast averages about -1°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 39 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
Jan-1Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar-1Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Riverview 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 Riverview peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Riverview?

Riverview sits at 46.1°N, 64.8°W, 41 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Moncton, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Riverview

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riverview has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m.

The land around Riverview is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
453 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Moncton 5.0 km · Dieppe 10 km · Lutes Mountain 11 km · Quispamsis 113 km · Miramichi 120 km · Saint John 130 km · Charlottetown 132 km · Saint John West 132 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 Riverview (46.0545°, -64.816°, elevation 41 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).