Bloomington weather in January: Bloomington, Illinois: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Bloomington in January has a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 23°F, holding near 31°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 2.40 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −1°C and low of −9°C, 61 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationBloomington (5 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00110764
- Location40.49°N 89.09°W
- Elevation852 ft (260 m)
- From the center6 miles
- Population79,232
- Jan 31° 16°
- Feb 36° 19°
- Mar 49° 29°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 84° 63°
- Aug 83° 61°
- Sep 76° 54°
- Oct 63° 42°
- Nov 48° 30°
- Dec 35° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bloomington in January?
The normal high is 31°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 23.2°F. January is 5.1°F cooler than December and 4.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Bloomington and the 10th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 19°F and 28°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 32°F | 18°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 8 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% |
| January 15 | 31°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% |
| January 22 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% |
| January 31 | 32°F | 15°F | 30% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 22)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 32°F | 18°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 32°F | 18°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 32°F | 17°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 31°F | 17°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 31°F | 17°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 31°F | 17°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 31°F | 17°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 31°F | 16°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 31°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 31°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 30°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 30°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 30°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 30°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 31°F | 15°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 31°F | 15°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 30 | 32°F | 15°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 31 | 32°F | 15°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 31°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 16°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.40 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 64%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00110764; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Bloomington in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 30 (31%). In all, 2.40 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Bloomington, 30 nights fall to freezing and 15 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00110764.
How does January in Bloomington compare across Illinois?
Across the 144 places PlainClimate covers in Illinois, January normal highs run from 27°F in Galena to 45°F in Anna; Bloomington's is 31°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.