St. James-Assiniboia East weather in January

In January, St. James-Assiniboia East sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -12°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 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is St. James-Assiniboia East's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. James-Assiniboia East's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:28 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -12°C through the month.

A typical January day in St. James-Assiniboia East reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in St. James-Assiniboia East

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.

St. James-Assiniboia East 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-12° / -21°164.95.78.40.0
Feb-9° / -19°143.74.39.70.0
Mar-1° / -11°256.24.511.50.0
Apr10° / -2°366.32.713.52.2
May17° / 8010.80.615.15.4
Jun22° / 12°9912.40166.2
Jul25° / 14°8811.5015.76.8
Aug24° / 12°779.8014.37.1
Sep19° / 699.1012.46.0
Oct10° / 478.11.910.52.2
Nov-1° / -8°2865.18.80.0
Dec-9° / -16°225.76.380.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

St. James-Assiniboia East gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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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 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:34 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:344:30
28.08:344:31
38.08:344:32
48.08:334:33
58.08:334:34
68.08:334:35
78.18:334:37
88.18:334:38
98.18:324:39
108.18:324:40
118.28:314:41
128.28:314:43
138.28:304:44
148.38:304:45
158.38:294:47
168.38:284:48
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188.48:274:51
198.48:264:52
208.58:254:54
218.58:254:55
228.68:244:57
238.68:234:58
248.68:225:00
258.78:215:01
268.78:205:03
278.88:185:04
288.88:175:06
298.98:165:08
308.98:155:09
319.08:145:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for St. James-Assiniboia East

In seasonPeak

None of St. James-Assiniboia East's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

St. James-Assiniboia East's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is January a good time to visit St. James-Assiniboia East?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

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Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in St. James-Assiniboia East.

What to pack for St. James-Assiniboia East in January

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

In January, St. James-Assiniboia East sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in St. James-Assiniboia East 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 St. James-Assiniboia East peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in St. James-Assiniboia East in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in St. James-Assiniboia East is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (October, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2316 µg/m³Oct 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct5Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is St. James-Assiniboia East?

St. James-Assiniboia East sits at 49.9°N, 97.2°W, 231 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Winnipeg, 6.0 km away.

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Topography around St. James-Assiniboia East

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of St. James-Assiniboia East.

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. James-Assiniboia East has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m.

The land around St. James-Assiniboia East is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) within 80 km.

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28 m
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80 km
122 m
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January weather nearby: Winnipeg 6.0 km · Fort Garry South 12 km · Steinbach 56 km · Brandon 195 km · Kenora 197 km · Grand Forks 219 km · West Fargo 336 km · Fargo 337 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 St. James-Assiniboia East (49.8899°, -97.2265°, elevation 231 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).