Quebec City Sea Temperature in January

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Quebec City is for January? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Quebec City over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Quebec City for January

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Quebec City in January.

0.55° C

(33° F)

  • highest: 2.59° C (36.66° F)
  • lowest: -1.03° C (30.15° F)

Water at this temperature is freezing cold, can cause pain and takes your breath away. Unless you are very experienced and are under strict supervision, swimming in this water for more than a few minutes can be very dangerous. Be careful, stay safe, and enjoy the rush of endorphins and exhileration from a brief cold water swim.

Water temperature range by day in January in Quebec City

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of January in Quebec City.

Water temperatures for January in Quebec City in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 1.6° C 0.85° C 0.67° C 0.89° C
2 1.48° C 0.75° C 0.74° C 0.89° C
3 1.38° C 0.64° C 0.71° C 1.18° C
4 1.36° C 0.75° C 0.65° C 1.9° C
5 1.23° C 0.64° C 0.6° C 2.11° C
6 0.9° C 0.6° C 0.32° C 1.96° C
7 0.99° C 0.6° C 0.25° C 1.8° C
8 0.84° C 0.6° C 0.38° C 1.69° C
9 0.42° C 0.59° C 0.4° C 1.69° C
10 0.32° C 0.34° C 0.35° C 1.74° C
11 0.34° C 0.36° C 0.35° C 1.71° C
12 0.38° C 0.24° C 0.3° C 1.64° C
13 0.47° C 0.28° C 0.24° C 1.57° C
14 0.45° C 0.34° C 0.8° C 1.5° C
15 0.43° C 0.19° C 1.03° C 1.32° C
16 0.52° C 0.26° C 0.99° C 1.2° C
17 0.62° C 0.34° C 0.96° C 1.14° C
18 0.54° C -0.12° C 1.02° C 1.09° C
19 0.62° C -0.19° C 1.1° C 0.99° C
20 0.66° C -0.22° C 0.75° C 0.84° C
21 0.69° C -0.27° C 0.61° C 0.75° C
22 0.64° C -0.24° C 0.58° C 0.68° C
23 0.66° C -0.16° C 0.54° C 0.63° C
24 0.53° C 0.12° C 0.5° C 0.53° C
25 0.52° C 0.26° C 0.47° C 0.43° C
26 0.51° C 0.28° C 0.37° C 0.37° C
27 0.5° C 0.26° C 0.19° C 0.31° C
28 0.48° C 0.05° C 0.07° C 0.25° C
29 0.99° C -0.1° C -0.03° C 0.21° C
30 1.04° C -0.12° C -0.07° C 0.18° C
31 0.91° C -0.29° C -0.09° C 0.13° C

Water temperature in January for locations near Quebec City

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Quebec City comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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