Edmonton climate

Edmonton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Knob Lick 4S, 9.1 km from Edmonton

Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 in.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Edmonton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
3.93 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
73°FJan 2, 2006
Record low
-25°FJan 24, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 144°F27°F68°F 20050°F 19685%
Jan 244°F27°F73°F 20065°F 19775%
Jan 344°F26°F73°F 19971°F 20015%
Jan 444°F26°F71°F 20040°F 19695%
Jan 544°F26°F70°F 2004-4°F 19595%
Jan 644°F26°F69°F 19985°F 19595%
Jan 743°F26°F68°F 1989-7°F 19705%
Jan 843°F26°F69°F 1965-2°F 19705%
Jan 943°F26°F66°F 2006-2°F 19705%
Jan 1043°F25°F65°F 1975-10°F 19825%
Jan 1143°F25°F64°F 1963-7°F 19775%
Jan 1243°F25°F69°F 1960-2°F 19815%
Jan 1343°F25°F71°F 1995-2°F 19545%
Jan 1443°F25°F68°F 1959-1°F 19645%
Jan 1543°F25°F67°F 19600°F 19725%
Jan 1643°F25°F66°F 1990-7°F 19725%
Jan 1743°F25°F70°F 1974-13°F 19825%
Jan 1843°F25°F69°F 1996-3°F 19945%
Jan 1943°F25°F66°F 1974-15°F 19945%
Jan 2043°F25°F67°F 1990-19°F 19855%
Jan 2143°F25°F72°F 1959-13°F 19845%
Jan 2243°F25°F72°F 1999-2°F 19845%
Jan 2343°F25°F69°F 1999-8°F 19635%
Jan 2444°F25°F72°F 1972-25°F 19635%
Jan 2544°F25°F69°F 1989-10°F 19635%
Jan 2644°F25°F73°F 19623°F 19785%
Jan 2744°F25°F70°F 19990°F 19864%
Jan 2844°F25°F68°F 1999-13°F 19634%
Jan 2944°F25°F72°F 1975-5°F 19774%
Jan 3044°F25°F70°F 2002-13°F 19664%
Jan 3145°F25°F71°F 2002-8°F 19654%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Edmonton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00154449 (Knob Lick 4S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00153246, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.