Swift Current weather in January

In January, Swift Current sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Swift Current's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Swift Current's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
9:12 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Swift Current is city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
691/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical January day in Swift Current 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 -19°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-15
2-7-15
3-7-15
4-7-16
5-7-16
6-7-16
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8-7-16
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How January really feels in Swift Current

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.

Swift Current 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°174.75.48.30.0
Feb-4° / -14°113.54.29.70.0
Mar / -8°215.55.211.50.1
Apr10° / -2°347.63.413.52.5
May17° / 559.41.215.25.3
Jun21° / 10°9212.8016.15.9
Jul24° / 12°619.5015.77.2
Aug24° / 11°517.9014.37.6
Sep19° / 385.80.312.46.6
Oct11° / -1°315.92.310.52.8
Nov / -8°215.85.28.80.0
Dec-5° / -13°164.75.37.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
53961
63961
74060
84060
93961
103961
113862
123862
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233862
243862
253862
263961
273961
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Swift Current gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11417
21417
31417
41417
51517
61518
71518
81518
91518
101518
111518
121618
131618
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201618
211618
221618
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251516
261416
271415
281415
291315
301314
311314

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
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:18 AM to 8:57 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:185:11
27.99:185:12
37.99:185:13
47.99:185:14
58.09:175:15
68.09:175:16
78.09:175:17
88.09:175:18
98.19:165:19
108.19:165:21
118.19:155:22
128.19:155:23
138.29:145:24
148.29:145:26
158.29:135:27
168.39:125:29
178.39:125:30
188.39:115:31
198.49:105:33
208.49:095:34
218.59:085:36
228.59:075:37
238.59:065:39
248.69:055:40
258.69:045:42
268.79:035:44
278.79:025:45
288.89:015:47
298.89:005:49
308.98:595:50
318.98:575:52

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 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 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
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Swift Current?

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 Swift Current.

What to pack for Swift Current in January

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

In January, Swift Current sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Swift Current 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 Swift Current peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Swift Current?

Swift Current sits at 50.3°N, 107.8°W, 742 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Moose Jaw, 161 km away.

Topography around Swift Current

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Swift Current has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Swift Current is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Moose Jaw 161 km · Medicine Hat 207 km · Stonebridge 216 km · Nutana Sector 218 km · Lakewood 220 km · Core Neighbourhoods 220 km · Confederation 220 km · Saskatoon 220 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 Swift Current (50.2834°, -107.8013°, elevation 742 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).