Sainte-Thérèse weather in January

In January, Sainte-Thérèse sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -6°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 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 Sainte-Thérèse's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sainte-Thérèse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:39 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sainte-Thérèse is town in Québec, Canada.

Density
2,683/km²
people per km²
Founded
1849

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 -6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sainte-Thérèse reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Sainte-Thérèse

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.

Sainte-Thérèse 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-6° / -15°7610.29.68.90.0
Feb-4° / -13°628.78.110.10.0
Mar / -7°7410.4711.60.0
Apr11° / 10311.33.213.32.5
May18° / 9511.50.214.75.6
Jun24° / 13°10111.7015.46.4
Jul26° / 16°9512.3015.16.3
Aug25° / 15°9611.6013.96.7
Sep20° / 10°9410012.36.3
Oct13° / 10711.40.910.73.2
Nov / -2°8711.14.29.30.4
Dec-2° / -10°8611.69.58.60.0

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
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73169
83070
93169
103268
113268
123268
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153565
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203862
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284159
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314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sainte-Thérèse gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% 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 (%)
13633
23633
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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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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 7:42 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:424:15
28.67:424:16
38.67:424:17
48.67:424:18
58.67:424:19
68.67:424:20
78.67:424:21
88.77:414:22
98.77:414:23
108.77:414:24
118.77:414:25
128.87:404:26
138.87:404:27
148.87:404:28
158.87:394:29
168.97:394:31
178.97:384:32
188.97:374:33
199.07:374:34
209.07:364:36
219.07:364:37
229.17:354:38
239.17:344:40
249.17:334:41
259.27:324:42
269.27:324:44
279.27:314:45
289.37:304:46
299.37:294:48
309.47:284:49
319.47:274:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sainte-Thérèse?

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 Sainte-Thérèse.

What to pack for Sainte-Thérèse in January

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

In January, Sainte-Thérèse sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sainte-Thérèse 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 Sainte-Thérèse 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sainte-Thérèse?

Sainte-Thérèse sits at 45.6°N, 73.8°W, 36 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Boisbriand, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Sainte-Thérèse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sainte-Thérèse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Sainte-Thérèse is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
924 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Boisbriand 3.0 km · Blainville 5.0 km · Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne 8.0 km · Saint-Eustache 10 km · Val-des-Arbres 13 km · Deux-Montagnes 13 km · Laval 13 km · Chomedey 13 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 Sainte-Thérèse (45.6392°, -73.8276°, elevation 36 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).