Notre Dame climate

Notre Dame Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for S Bend, 0.9 km from Notre Dame

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 32°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.71 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 Notre Dame, 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
17°F
Precipitation
2.71 in
Snowfall
21.6 in
Record high
68°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-22°FJan 20, 1943
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
12.5 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 132°F19°F55°F 1897-10°F 196836%
Jan 232°F19°F61°F 2000-15°F 201837%
Jan 332°F18°F60°F 2004-11°F 190437%
Jan 432°F18°F63°F 1997-10°F 189638%
Jan 532°F18°F56°F 1998-16°F 199938%
Jan 632°F18°F60°F 2008-16°F 192438%
Jan 732°F18°F65°F 2008-16°F 191239%
Jan 832°F18°F61°F 1965-16°F 191239%
Jan 932°F17°F62°F 2026-9°F 196239%
Jan 1032°F17°F61°F 1975-15°F 198240%
Jan 1132°F17°F58°F 2018-8°F 196240%
Jan 1232°F17°F62°F 2005-19°F 191840%
Jan 1332°F17°F62°F 1950-8°F 191240%
Jan 1432°F17°F60°F 1928-10°F 191740%
Jan 1532°F17°F61°F 1932-15°F 199441%
Jan 1632°F17°F57°F 1949-19°F 197241%
Jan 1732°F17°F64°F 1952-16°F 197741%
Jan 1832°F17°F62°F 1996-20°F 193041%
Jan 1932°F17°F60°F 1907-21°F 199441%
Jan 2032°F17°F65°F 1907-22°F 194341%
Jan 2132°F17°F66°F 1906-21°F 198441%
Jan 2232°F17°F60°F 1906-15°F 193641%
Jan 2332°F17°F59°F 1909-19°F 193641%
Jan 2432°F17°F66°F 1909-17°F 193641%
Jan 2532°F17°F68°F 1950-22°F 189741%
Jan 2632°F17°F62°F 1944-20°F 189741%
Jan 2732°F17°F60°F 1916-9°F 189740%
Jan 2832°F17°F58°F 2002-16°F 196340%
Jan 2932°F17°F59°F 2013-12°F 189940%
Jan 3032°F17°F54°F 1974-20°F 201940%
Jan 3132°F17°F64°F 1989-20°F 201940%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Notre Dame, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128437 (S Bend), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014848, 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.