Bemidji Weather in January
Average highs run from 19°F on January 1 to 19°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 8 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 18°F
- Average low
- -4°F
- Precipitation
- 0.76 in
- Snowfall
- 9.1 in
- Record high
- 56°FJan 6, 2012
- Record low
- -48°FJan 20, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 32 min to 9 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 4°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 19°F | 0°F | 36°F 1964 | -41°F 1974 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 2 | 19°F | -1°F | 40°F 1964 | -41°F 1974 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 3 | 18°F | -1°F | 44°F 1964 | -36°F 2014 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 4 | 18°F | -1°F | 45°F 2021 | -41°F 1981 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 5 | 18°F | -2°F | 45°F 2019 | -40°F 1981 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 6 | 18°F | -2°F | 56°F 2012 | -45°F 1968 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 7 | 18°F | -2°F | 47°F 2003 | -42°F 1968 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 8 | 18°F | -2°F | 49°F 2002 | -40°F 1973 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 9 | 18°F | -3°F | 43°F 1990 | -42°F 1977 | 27% | 26% |
| Jan 10 | 18°F | -3°F | 45°F 2012 | -44°F 1977 | 26% | 26% |
| Jan 11 | 18°F | -3°F | 47°F 2012 | -44°F 1979 | 26% | 26% |
| Jan 12 | 17°F | -3°F | 49°F 1986 | -42°F 1979 | 26% | 26% |
| Jan 13 | 17°F | -4°F | 51°F 1987 | -35°F 1954 | 26% | 25% |
| Jan 14 | 17°F | -4°F | 44°F 1987 | -44°F 1965 | 26% | 25% |
| Jan 15 | 17°F | -4°F | 39°F 1987 | -45°F 1972 | 26% | 25% |
| Jan 16 | 17°F | -4°F | 39°F 2023 | -41°F 1977 | 26% | 25% |
| Jan 17 | 17°F | -4°F | 48°F 1973 | -43°F 1982 | 26% | 25% |
| Jan 18 | 17°F | -4°F | 43°F 1986 | -40°F 1967 | 26% | 25% |
| Jan 19 | 17°F | -5°F | 48°F 2017 | -43°F 1994 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 20 | 17°F | -5°F | 45°F 1968 | -48°F 1996 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 21 | 17°F | -5°F | 43°F 1968 | -47°F 1954 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 22 | 18°F | -5°F | 47°F 1968 | -45°F 1954 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 23 | 18°F | -5°F | 42°F 1981 | -34°F 1996 | 25% | 25% |
| Jan 24 | 18°F | -5°F | 46°F 1981 | -45°F 1966 | 25% | 24% |
| Jan 25 | 18°F | -5°F | 50°F 1973 | -44°F 1966 | 25% | 24% |
| Jan 26 | 18°F | -5°F | 53°F 1973 | -41°F 1972 | 25% | 24% |
| Jan 27 | 18°F | -5°F | 51°F 1973 | -40°F 1972 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 28 | 18°F | -5°F | 47°F 1989 | -39°F 1966 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 18°F | -5°F | 50°F 2024 | -41°F 1951 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 19°F | -5°F | 47°F 1992 | -41°F 1951 | 24% | 24% |
| Jan 31 | 19°F | -5°F | 45°F 1989 | -44°F 2019 | 24% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211374 (Cass Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211374, 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.