Steinbach weather in January

In January, Steinbach sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5.1 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 -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of January to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Steinbach's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steinbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:25 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Steinbach is city in Manitoba, Canada.

Density
619/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

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 -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Steinbach reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°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 Steinbach

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.

Steinbach 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-11° / -20°175.16.18.40.0
Feb-8° / -18°154.24.89.80.0
Mar-0° / -10°256.24.711.50.0
Apr10° / -1°366.42.513.42.3
May17° / 82110.615.15.4
Jun23° / 12°102120166.3
Jul25° / 14°9111.9015.66.7
Aug24° / 13°839.8014.27.1
Sep19° / 729.3012.46.0
Oct10° / 528.51.910.52.3
Nov-0° / -8°316.45.68.90.0
Dec-8° / -16°245.96.880.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43070
53169
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
112971
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Steinbach gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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51820
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211721
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281518
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301417
311417

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 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
614light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours 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 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:304:30
28.08:304:31
38.08:304:32
48.18:304:33
58.18:294:34
68.18:294:35
78.18:294:36
88.18:294:37
98.28:284:38
108.28:284:39
118.28:284:41
128.28:274:42
138.38:274:43
148.38:264:45
158.38:254:46
168.48:254:47
178.48:244:49
188.48:234:50
198.58:234:51
208.58:224:53
218.68:214:54
228.68:204:56
238.68:194:57
248.78:184:59
258.78:175:00
268.88:165:02
278.88:155:04
288.98:145:05
298.98:135:07
308.98:115:08
319.08:105:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
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31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Steinbach

In seasonPeak

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

Steinbach's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Steinbach?

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

0.0
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 Steinbach.

What to pack for Steinbach in January

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

In January, Steinbach sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Steinbach 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 Steinbach peaks around June 18 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Steinbach 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 Steinbach is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2317 µg/m³Oct 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Steinbach?

Steinbach sits at 49.5°N, 96.7°W, 263 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Fort Garry South, 45 km away.

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Topography around Steinbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steinbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Steinbach is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (54%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (31%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Fort Garry South 45 km · Winnipeg 52 km · St. James-Assiniboia East 56 km · Kenora 160 km · Grand Forks 180 km · Brandon 238 km · Fargo 295 km · Moorhead 295 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 Steinbach (49.5258°, -96.6845°, elevation 263 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).