Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu weather in January

In January, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
1st coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:35 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is city in Mobtérégie, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2-3-11
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5-4-11
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8-4-12
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How January really feels in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

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.

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -13°7111.29.88.90.0
Feb-3° / -12°609.38.210.10.0
Mar / -6°7511.46.911.60.1
Apr11° / 9911.72.313.22.7
May19° / 104120.114.65.6
Jun24° / 14°11712.8015.46.3
Jul26° / 16°10713.3015.16.2
Aug25° / 15°10812.4013.96.5
Sep21° / 11°9810.7012.36.3
Oct13° / 11312.10.510.73.5
Nov / -1°8612.13.59.30.6
Dec-1° / -8°8312.59.28.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122773
132773
142971
153070
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173169
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193268
203268
213367
223367
233466
243466
253565
263565
273565
283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 43% 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 (%)
14334
24334
34334
44334
54334
64234
74234
84134
94134
104033
113933
123933
133833
143732
153732
163631
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203330
213230
223230
233130
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263029
273029
283029
293029
303029
313029

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
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4100
5100
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8100
9100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 4:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:384:14
28.67:384:15
38.67:384:16
48.67:384:17
58.77:384:18
68.77:384:19
78.77:384:20
88.77:384:21
98.77:384:22
108.87:384:23
118.87:374:24
128.87:374:25
138.87:374:26
148.97:364:27
158.97:364:28
168.97:354:29
178.97:354:31
189.07:344:32
199.07:344:33
209.07:334:34
219.17:324:36
229.17:314:37
239.17:314:38
249.27:304:40
259.27:294:41
269.27:284:42
279.37:274:44
289.37:274:45
299.37:264:46
309.47:254:48
319.47:244:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
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211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu?

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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

What to pack for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in January

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

In January, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu sees daytime highs around -4°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

UV index in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 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-Jean-sur-Richelieu peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu?

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu sits at 45.3°N, 73.3°W, 32 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Chambly, 16 km away.

Topography around Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,181 m.

The land around Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
1,181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Chambly 16 km · Candiac 22 km · La Prairie 22 km · Brossard 22 km · Saint-Hubert 25 km · Saint-Constant 25 km · Saint-Basile-le-Grand 25 km · Greenfield Park 25 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (45.3071°, -73.2626°, elevation 32 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).