Bloomington climate

Bloomington Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Normal 4NE, 8.2 km from Bloomington

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.43 in over about 9 wet days.

January day by day

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

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

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
2.43 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
66°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-23°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 10 h 07 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
12.3 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 134°F18°F62°F 2005-18°F 201829%12%
Jan 234°F17°F61°F 2000-18°F 201829%12%
Jan 334°F17°F63°F 2004-13°F 201829%13%
Jan 434°F17°F62°F 2023-14°F 199929%13%
Jan 534°F17°F65°F 1997-14°F 199929%13%
Jan 634°F17°F55°F 1998-15°F 201429%13%
Jan 733°F16°F64°F 2008-16°F 201429%13%
Jan 833°F16°F66°F 2008-16°F 201429%14%
Jan 933°F16°F62°F 2026-8°F 198129%14%
Jan 1033°F16°F55°F 2020-21°F 198229%14%
Jan 1133°F16°F57°F 2012-10°F 197929%14%
Jan 1233°F16°F59°F 2017-9°F 199729%14%
Jan 1333°F15°F64°F 2005-9°F 199729%14%
Jan 1433°F15°F51°F 1980-15°F 199428%14%
Jan 1533°F15°F56°F 1990-21°F 197928%15%
Jan 1633°F15°F61°F 1990-18°F 200928%15%
Jan 1733°F15°F61°F 1990-19°F 199428%15%
Jan 1833°F15°F58°F 1996-20°F 199428%15%
Jan 1933°F15°F59°F 1996-19°F 199428%15%
Jan 2033°F15°F54°F 2013-23°F 198528%15%
Jan 2133°F15°F61°F 1986-18°F 198428%15%
Jan 2233°F15°F62°F 2017-10°F 197828%15%
Jan 2333°F15°F58°F 2018-7°F 198728%15%
Jan 2433°F15°F60°F 2002-10°F 198728%15%
Jan 2533°F15°F56°F 1990-10°F 200828%16%
Jan 2634°F15°F54°F 1981-7°F 198528%16%
Jan 2734°F15°F58°F 1990-10°F 201928%15%
Jan 2834°F15°F58°F 2002-9°F 199728%15%
Jan 2934°F15°F63°F 2002-9°F 199728%15%
Jan 3034°F15°F64°F 2013-21°F 201928%15%
Jan 3134°F15°F66°F 1989-21°F 201928%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bloomington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116200 (Normal 4NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116200, 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.