Canada in January

January is one of Canada's weaker months (rank 11 of 12): its 24 destinations average 45/100, led by Revelstoke at 87 — -4°C and 13 rainy days — while Churchill is cooler at -25°C and scores 30.

#11 of 12 months for Canada · 24 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇦 Canada, month by month

45/100 in January

Where in Canada in January

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Revelstoke	Ski resort	-4°C	82 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
2	Whistler	Ski resort	-2°C	224 mm · 16 days	84 tier A	Yes
3	Mont-Tremblant	Ski resort	-10°C	82 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	Yes
4	Lake Louise	Ski resort	-9°C	39 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	—
5	Banff	Ski resort	-7°C	17 mm · 6 days	77 tier B	—
6	Victoria, BC	City	5°C	88 mm · 13 days	54 tier D	—
7	Jasper	National park	-6°C	26 mm · 8 days	47 tier F	—
8	Vancouver	City	4°C	166 mm · 17 days	44 tier F	—
9	Calgary	City	-5°C	7 mm · 2 days	43 tier F	—
10	Kelowna	City	0°C	60 mm · 14 days	42 tier F	—
11	Niagara Falls	City	-4°C	66 mm · 10 days	37 tier F	—
12	Toronto	City	-4°C	67 mm · 9 days	36 tier F	—
13	Edmonton	City	-8°C	16 mm · 4 days	34 tier F	—
14	Halifax	City	-2°C	153 mm · 11 days	33 tier F	—
15	St. John's, Newfoundland	City	-3°C	128 mm · 15 days	33 tier F	—
16	Ottawa	City	-8°C	61 mm · 10 days	32 tier F	—
17	Charlottetown	City	-6°C	112 mm · 13 days	31 tier F	—
18	Churchill	Trekking hub	-25°C	10 mm · 3 days	30 tier F	—
19	Montreal	City	-9°C	78 mm · 13 days	30 tier F	—
20	Quebec City	City	-10°C	72 mm · 13 days	30 tier F	—
21	Whitehorse	City	-12°C	22 mm · 6 days	28 tier F	—
22	Winnipeg	City	-14°C	16 mm · 5 days	28 tier F	—
23	Yellowknife	City	-24°C	12 mm · 4 days	27 tier F	—
24	Tofino	Beach	4°C	459 mm · 20 days	24 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means January is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Canada in January

Christmas and New Year peak · Whistler · 18 Dec – 4 Jan
SnowDays · Banff · 16 Jan – 8 Feb (usually)
Christmas and New Year · Banff · 20 Dec – 3 Jan
Christmas at Butchart Gardens · Victoria, BC · 1 Dec – 6 Jan
Christmas Day closures · Vancouver and 9 more places · 24 Dec – 1 Jan
Zoolights and Christmas markets · Calgary · 20 Nov – 5 Jan
Winter Festival of Lights · Niagara Falls · 14 Nov – 12 Jan (usually)
Winterlicious · Toronto · 23 Jan – 8 Feb (usually)

Seasons in force

Ski season · 18 places Extreme cold · 5 places Ice season · 5 places Avalanche season · 2 places Winter storms & gales · 2 places Fog season · 1 place Harvest · 1 place Monsoon · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place Surf season · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 9 of Canada's 19 well-known places this month.

Better months for Canada

June · 74/100 August · 73/100 July · 72/100 Weakest: December · 45/100

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