North Canton weather in January

In January, North Canton sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is North Canton's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Canton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.2 in
11.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:54 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

North Canton is city in Stark County, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,052/km²
people per km²
Founded
1831

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 35°F through the month.

A typical January day in North Canton reaches about 35°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°F and 51°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
13624
23624
33624
43623
53623
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How January really feels in North Canton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

North Canton 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 (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°3.211.77.99.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.610.1610.40.0
Mar47° / 31°3.611.94.311.71.5
Apr60° / 41°4.313.71.513.14.3
May70° / 51°4.013.8014.35.8
Jun78° / 60°4.212.5014.96.2
Jul82° / 64°3.512.3014.66.1
Aug80° / 63°3.310.5013.66.5
Sep74° / 55°3.49.9012.36.8
Oct62° / 45°3.210.60.210.95.1
Nov49° / 35°3.110.42.49.72.0
Dec39° / 27°3.210.85.49.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22080
32080
42080
52080
62179
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
121981
131981
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252080
262080
272179
282278
292377
302377
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

North Canton gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13721
23721
33822
43822
53923
63923
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84024
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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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
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21100
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24100
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:555:02
29.17:565:03
39.17:565:04
49.17:565:05
59.27:565:05
69.27:565:06
79.27:565:07
89.27:565:08
99.27:555:09
109.27:555:10
119.37:555:11
129.37:555:12
139.37:555:13
149.37:545:14
159.37:545:15
169.47:545:16
179.47:535:17
189.47:535:18
199.47:535:19
209.57:525:20
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229.57:515:23
239.67:505:24
249.67:505:25
259.67:495:26
269.67:495:27
279.77:485:28
289.77:475:30
299.77:465:31
309.87:455:32
319.87:455:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
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231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit North Canton?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in North Canton.

What to pack for North Canton in January

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

In January, North Canton sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in North Canton in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in North Canton peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in North Canton 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 North Canton is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1016 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is North Canton?

North Canton sits at 40.9°N, 81.4°W, 1,161 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Canton, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around North Canton

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of North Canton.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around North Canton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 ft around an average of 1,119 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 ft.

The land around North Canton is covered by trees (49%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (45%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
180 ft
10 miles
436 ft
50 miles
889 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Canton 5.6 mi · Green 6.2 mi · Massillon 8.1 mi · Barberton 14 mi · Akron 16 mi · Tallmadge 16 mi · Alliance 16 mi · Cuyahoga Falls 19 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 North Canton (40.8759°, -81.4023°, elevation 1,161 ft), 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).