Stratford weather in January

In January, Stratford sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Stratford's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stratford's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 75 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:00 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 12th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Stratford is city in Ontario, Canada.

Density: 1,435/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1859

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Stratford reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°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)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2
Avg low (°C)	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10

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

How January really feels in Stratford

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.

Stratford weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-2° / -9°	75	12.3	11	9.2	0.0
Feb	-1° / -10°	59	9.6	8.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	4° / -5°	68	10.9	6.4	11.6	0.3
Apr	12° / 2°	94	12.6	2.6	13.2	2.8
May	18° / 8°	99	12.2	0	14.5	5.5
Jun	23° / 13°	100	11.9	0	15.2	6.5
Jul	25° / 15°	100	11.9	0	14.9	6.6
Aug	24° / 14°	81	10.6	0	13.8	6.9
Sep	21° / 10°	89	10.2	0	12.3	6.4
Oct	14° / 5°	88	11.9	0.4	10.8	3.7
Nov	7° / -1°	80	12.1	4.7	9.5	0.7
Dec	1° / -6°	71	12.3	9.8	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Stratford gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35
Snow chance (%)	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32

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

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 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 8:02 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:25 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)	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:01	8:00	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49
Sunset (PM)	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.8	8:02	4:52
2	8.8	8:02	4:53
3	8.9	8:02	4:54
4	8.9	8:02	4:54
5	8.9	8:02	4:55
6	8.9	8:02	4:56
7	8.9	8:02	4:57
8	8.9	8:02	4:58
9	9.0	8:02	4:59
10	9.0	8:02	5:00
11	9.0	8:01	5:01
12	9.0	8:01	5:02
13	9.0	8:01	5:03
14	9.1	8:00	5:04
15	9.1	8:00	5:06
16	9.1	8:00	5:07
17	9.1	7:59	5:08
18	9.2	7:59	5:09
19	9.2	7:58	5:10
20	9.2	7:57	5:11
21	9.3	7:57	5:13
22	9.3	7:56	5:14
23	9.3	7:56	5:15
24	9.4	7:55	5:16
25	9.4	7:54	5:17
26	9.4	7:53	5:19
27	9.5	7:53	5:20
28	9.5	7:52	5:21
29	9.5	7:51	5:23
30	9.6	7:50	5:24
31	9.6	7:49	5:25

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 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.66 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	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.4	Dim
7	1.4	Dim
8	1.5	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.5	Dim
11	1.5	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Stratford?

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 Stratford.

What to pack for Stratford in January

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

In January, Stratford sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°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 Stratford 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 Stratford peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	9	9	7	5	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Stratford?

Stratford sits at 43.4°N, 80.9°W, 365 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Woodstock, 31 km away.

Topography around Stratford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stratford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 363 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m.

The land around Stratford is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

cropland 49%

16 km

115 m

cropland 75%

80 km

417 m

cropland 65%

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← December Stratford year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Woodstock 31 km · Forest Heights 35 km · Kitchener 36 km · Waterloo 37 km · London 48 km · Cambridge 52 km · Hespeler 52 km · Christopher-Champlain 52 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 Stratford (43.3668°, -80.9497°, elevation 365 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	-1	-7
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-8
5	-1	-8
6	-1	-8
7	-1	-8
8	-1	-8
9	-2	-9
10	-2	-9
11	-2	-9
12	-2	-9
13	-2	-9
14	-2	-9
15	-2	-10
16	-2	-10
17	-2	-10
18	-2	-10
19	-2	-10
20	-2	-10
21	-3	-10
22	-3	-10
23	-3	-10
24	-3	-10
25	-2	-10
26	-2	-10
27	-2	-10
28	-2	-10
29	-2	-10
30	-2	-10
31	-2	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	19	81

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	19	81

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	19	81

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

	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