Ottawa South climate

Ottawa South Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Ottawa South, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from -6°C on January 1 to -7°C on January 31, and lows from -15°C to -18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 12 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ottawa South, in °C, with the record for each date.-40-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
-7°C
Average low
-17°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Record high
12°CJan 12, 2018
Record low
-30°CJan 1, 2018
Daylight
8 h 49 min to 9 h 43 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
95%
Dew point
-13°C
Wind
11.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 1-6°C-15°C5°C 2012-30°C 201844%
Jan 2-6°C-15°C5°C 2023-27°C 201444%
Jan 3-6°C-15°C5°C 2020-28°C 201444%
Jan 4-6°C-15°C3°C 2017-26°C 201444%
Jan 5-6°C-15°C3°C 2022-25°C 201645%
Jan 6-6°C-16°C6°C 2014-26°C 201846%
Jan 7-6°C-16°C2°C 2012-29°C 201546%
Jan 8-7°C-16°C2°C 2013-30°C 201545%
Jan 9-7°C-16°C4°C 2013-25°C 201746%
Jan 10-7°C-16°C6°C 2016-22°C 202247%
Jan 11-7°C-16°C9°C 2018-27°C 202247%
Jan 12-7°C-17°C12°C 2018-21°C 201947%
Jan 13-7°C-17°C6°C 2013-25°C 201545%
Jan 14-7°C-17°C6°C 2013-27°C 201844%
Jan 15-7°C-17°C2°C 2014-27°C 202243%
Jan 16-7°C-17°C3°C 2017-28°C 202243%
Jan 17-7°C-18°C3°C 2012-27°C 201544%
Jan 18-8°C-18°C4°C 2015-25°C 201344%
Jan 19-8°C-18°C3°C 2013-24°C 201943%
Jan 20-8°C-18°C6°C 2013-25°C 202242%
Jan 21-8°C-18°C3°C 2017-30°C 202241%
Jan 22-8°C-18°C2°C 2017-30°C 202241%
Jan 23-8°C-18°C6°C 2012-29°C 201340%
Jan 24-8°C-18°C5°C 2012-30°C 202240%
Jan 25-8°C-18°C1°C 2017-24°C 201340%
Jan 26-8°C-18°C5°C 2016-28°C 202238%
Jan 27-8°C-18°C7°C 2018-25°C 202237%
Jan 28-7°C-18°C4°C 2018-26°C 201938%
Jan 29-7°C-18°C0°C 2016-24°C 202239%
Jan 30-7°C-18°C12°C 2013-22°C 202239%
Jan 31-7°C-18°C9°C 2013-25°C 201539%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ottawa South, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station CA006106001, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.