Bloomington climate

Bloomington Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bloomington Indiana Univ, 1.1 km from Bloomington

Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 12 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
37°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Snowfall
7.1 in
Record high
69°FJan 1, 2006
Record low
-22°FJan 31, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°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 138°F22°F69°F 2006-6°F 201837%12%
Jan 237°F22°F67°F 2006-9°F 201837%12%
Jan 337°F22°F65°F 2023-5°F 201437%13%
Jan 437°F22°F61°F 2023-8°F 199937%13%
Jan 537°F22°F62°F 2007-15°F 199937%13%
Jan 637°F22°F63°F 2008-11°F 201437%13%
Jan 737°F21°F65°F 2008-9°F 201437%13%
Jan 837°F21°F66°F 2026-4°F 201537%14%
Jan 937°F21°F66°F 2026-9°F 199937%14%
Jan 1037°F21°F59°F 2018-12°F 199937%14%
Jan 1137°F21°F65°F 20170°F 201637%14%
Jan 1237°F21°F67°F 20054°F 201637%14%
Jan 1337°F21°F65°F 2005-1°F 201637%14%
Jan 1437°F20°F52°F 2002-3°F 202437%14%
Jan 1537°F20°F60°F 2007-6°F 200937%14%
Jan 1637°F20°F59°F 2006-10°F 200937%15%
Jan 1737°F20°F60°F 20171°F 200537%15%
Jan 1837°F20°F50°F 20200°F 200337%15%
Jan 1937°F20°F60°F 20062°F 201636%15%
Jan 2037°F20°F61°F 2006-2°F 202436%15%
Jan 2137°F20°F67°F 2017-6°F 201136%15%
Jan 2237°F20°F60°F 2017-3°F 201136%15%
Jan 2337°F20°F61°F 1999-2°F 201436%15%
Jan 2437°F20°F56°F 2002-6°F 201436%15%
Jan 2537°F20°F57°F 2017-2°F 200835%15%
Jan 2637°F20°F57°F 2018-4°F 200335%15%
Jan 2737°F20°F61°F 1999-12°F 200335%15%
Jan 2838°F20°F68°F 2002-13°F 202635%15%
Jan 2938°F20°F68°F 2002-10°F 202635%15%
Jan 3038°F20°F68°F 2013-13°F 200435%15%
Jan 3138°F20°F64°F 2002-22°F 200435%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00120784 (Bloomington Indiana Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003893, 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.