Merrillville climate

Merrillville Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valparaiso Wtr Wks, 24.8 km from Merrillville

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.38 in over about 13 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 Merrillville, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
2.38 in
Snowfall
14.6 in
Record high
65°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-27°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
13.0 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 133°F20°F57°F 2005-15°F 196839%22%
Jan 233°F19°F55°F 2005-14°F 197939%22%
Jan 333°F19°F61°F 2000-14°F 201839%23%
Jan 433°F19°F59°F 1997-11°F 195939%23%
Jan 533°F19°F64°F 1997-20°F 199939%23%
Jan 633°F19°F55°F 1998-18°F 198839%24%
Jan 732°F18°F60°F 2008-17°F 201439%24%
Jan 832°F18°F65°F 2008-13°F 201439%24%
Jan 932°F18°F65°F 2008-12°F 196239%24%
Jan 1032°F18°F58°F 1975-18°F 198239%24%
Jan 1132°F18°F55°F 2018-13°F 197739%24%
Jan 1232°F17°F59°F 1960-14°F 197439%24%
Jan 1332°F17°F61°F 2005-8°F 195739%25%
Jan 1432°F17°F47°F 2006-14°F 195738%25%
Jan 1532°F17°F56°F 1953-18°F 197938%24%
Jan 1632°F17°F51°F 1990-22°F 197738%24%
Jan 1732°F17°F56°F 1990-22°F 197738%24%
Jan 1832°F17°F58°F 1996-20°F 199438%24%
Jan 1932°F17°F59°F 1996-20°F 199438%24%
Jan 2032°F17°F55°F 2006-27°F 198537%24%
Jan 2132°F17°F54°F 1957-25°F 198537%23%
Jan 2232°F17°F60°F 2017-14°F 197037%23%
Jan 2332°F17°F56°F 1967-17°F 196336%23%
Jan 2432°F17°F65°F 1967-16°F 196336%22%
Jan 2532°F17°F52°F 1973-8°F 196336%22%
Jan 2632°F17°F52°F 1974-13°F 198235%22%
Jan 2732°F17°F54°F 2002-16°F 195535%21%
Jan 2832°F17°F54°F 1970-16°F 196334%21%
Jan 2932°F17°F57°F 2013-16°F 196634%20%
Jan 3032°F18°F59°F 2013-21°F 201933%20%
Jan 3133°F18°F55°F 1988-23°F 201933%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merrillville, 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 (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128999 (Valparaiso Wtr Wks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.