Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures weather in January

In January, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -7°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -16°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 86 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 42 min; 7:33 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is city in Quebec, Canada.

Density: 165/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1679

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7
Avg low (°C)	-14	-14	-14	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-14
4	-6	-15
5	-6	-15
6	-6	-15
7	-7	-15
8	-7	-15
9	-7	-15
10	-7	-15
11	-7	-16
12	-7	-16
13	-7	-16
14	-7	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-17
21	-7	-17
22	-7	-17
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-17
28	-7	-17
29	-7	-17
30	-7	-16
31	-7	-16

How January really feels in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-7° / -16°	86	11.6	11.8	8.8	0.0
Feb	-5° / -15°	69	9.6	9.9	10	0.0
Mar	1° / -8°	84	10.8	8.5	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / -1°	107	11.8	4.7	13.3	1.6
May	17° / 6°	107	13.5	0.4	14.8	5.0
Jun	22° / 12°	125	12.9	0	15.6	6.1
Jul	24° / 15°	134	15	0	15.3	6.1
Aug	23° / 14°	124	13.7	0	14	6.4
Sep	19° / 9°	117	11.9	0	12.4	5.6
Oct	11° / 3°	130	12.7	1.3	10.6	2.6
Nov	4° / -3°	103	12.8	6.7	9.2	0.1
Dec	-3° / -11°	103	12.9	11.7	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	38	38	37	38
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	67	66	66	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	62	62	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32
Snow chance (%)	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	42
2	42	42
3	42	41
4	42	41
5	42	41
6	41	41
7	41	40
8	41	40
9	41	40
10	40	40
11	40	39
12	39	39
13	39	39
14	39	39
15	38	38
16	38	38
17	37	38
18	37	38
19	36	37
20	36	37
21	35	37
22	35	37
23	34	37
24	34	36
25	33	36
26	33	36
27	33	35
28	33	35
29	32	35
30	32	34
31	32	34

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
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23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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 7:37 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:20
Sunset (PM)	4:01	4:02	4:03	4:04	4:05	4:06	4:07	4:08	4:09	4:10	4:11	4:12	4:14	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:28	4:29	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:35	4:36	4:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.4	7:37	4:01
2	8.4	7:37	4:02
3	8.4	7:37	4:03
4	8.5	7:37	4:04
5	8.5	7:37	4:05
6	8.5	7:37	4:06
7	8.5	7:36	4:07
8	8.5	7:36	4:08
9	8.6	7:36	4:09
10	8.6	7:36	4:10
11	8.6	7:35	4:11
12	8.6	7:35	4:12
13	8.7	7:34	4:14
14	8.7	7:34	4:15
15	8.7	7:34	4:16
16	8.7	7:33	4:17
17	8.8	7:32	4:18
18	8.8	7:32	4:20
19	8.8	7:31	4:21
20	8.9	7:30	4:22
21	8.9	7:30	4:24
22	8.9	7:29	4:25
23	9.0	7:28	4:26
24	9.0	7:27	4:28
25	9.0	7:26	4:29
26	9.1	7:26	4:31
27	9.1	7:25	4:32
28	9.2	7:24	4:33
29	9.2	7:23	4:35
30	9.2	7:22	4:36
31	9.3	7:20	4:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.3	Dim
4	1.3	Dim
5	1.3	Dim
6	1.3	Dim
7	1.3	Dim
8	1.4	Dim
9	1.4	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.4	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.5	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	2.0	Dim
30	2.0	Dim
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures?

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 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.

What to pack for Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures in January

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

In January, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 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 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	4	6	6	8	3	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures?

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures sits at 46.7°N, 71.5°W, 78 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is L'Ancienne-Lorette, 10 km away.

Topography around Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is covered by trees (26%), cropland (26%) and water (24%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

100 m

trees 26%

16 km

489 m

trees 55%

80 km

1,208 m

trees 73%

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← December Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: L'Ancienne-Lorette 10 km · Sainte-Foy 13 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 15 km · Les Rivières 16 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 18 km · Quebec City 20 km · La Cité-Limoilou 20 km · Charlesbourg 21 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

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 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (46.7406°, -71.4513°, elevation 78 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-14
4	-6	-15
5	-6	-15
6	-6	-15
7	-7	-15
8	-7	-15
9	-7	-15
10	-7	-15
11	-7	-16
12	-7	-16
13	-7	-16
14	-7	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-17
21	-7	-17
22	-7	-17
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-17
28	-7	-17
29	-7	-17
30	-7	-16
31	-7	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	42
2	42	42
3	42	41
4	42	41
5	42	41
6	41	41
7	41	40
8	41	40
9	41	40
10	40	40
11	40	39
12	39	39
13	39	39
14	39	39
15	38	38
16	38	38
17	37	38
18	37	38
19	36	37
20	36	37
21	35	37
22	35	37
23	34	37
24	34	36
25	33	36
26	33	36
27	33	35
28	33	35
29	32	35
30	32	34
31	32	34

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-14
4	-6	-15
5	-6	-15
6	-6	-15
7	-7	-15
8	-7	-15
9	-7	-15
10	-7	-15
11	-7	-16
12	-7	-16
13	-7	-16
14	-7	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-17
21	-7	-17
22	-7	-17
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-17
28	-7	-17
29	-7	-17
30	-7	-16
31	-7	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	42
2	42	42
3	42	41
4	42	41
5	42	41
6	41	41
7	41	40
8	41	40
9	41	40
10	40	40
11	40	39
12	39	39
13	39	39
14	39	39
15	38	38
16	38	38
17	37	38
18	37	38
19	36	37
20	36	37
21	35	37
22	35	37
23	34	37
24	34	36
25	33	36
26	33	36
27	33	35
28	33	35
29	32	35
30	32	34
31	32	34

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-6	-14
2	-6	-14
3	-6	-14
4	-6	-15
5	-6	-15
6	-6	-15
7	-7	-15
8	-7	-15
9	-7	-15
10	-7	-15
11	-7	-16
12	-7	-16
13	-7	-16
14	-7	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-17
21	-7	-17
22	-7	-17
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-17
28	-7	-17
29	-7	-17
30	-7	-16
31	-7	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	42
2	42	42
3	42	41
4	42	41
5	42	41
6	41	41
7	41	40
8	41	40
9	41	40
10	40	40
11	40	39
12	39	39
13	39	39
14	39	39
15	38	38
16	38	38
17	37	38
18	37	38
19	36	37
20	36	37
21	35	37
22	35	37
23	34	37
24	34	36
25	33	36
26	33	36
27	33	35
28	33	35
29	32	35
30	32	34
31	32	34

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100