Bloomington, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BLOOMINGTON INDIANA UNIV, IN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bloomington has an annual average temperature of 53.3°F with about 49.4 inches of precipitation per year and 17.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.41 in) and February the driest (2.95 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,031
Cooling need
837

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Bloomington's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
12
1900s
33
1910s
54
1920s
39
1930s
66
1940s
32
1950s
30
1960s
13
1970s
17
1980s
17
1990s
16
2000s
13
2010s
15
2020s
9

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 37.0°F 20.6°F 28.8°F 3.78 in 7.1 in 12
February 41.8°F 23.3°F 32.5°F 2.95 in 4.2 in 10
March 52.4°F 31.7°F 42.1°F 3.66 in 1.3 in 11
April 64.4°F 42.3°F 53.4°F 5.21 in 0.1 in 12
May 73.8°F 52.7°F 63.3°F 5.36 in 13
June 81.9°F 61.7°F 71.8°F 5.41 in 11
July 85.1°F 64.9°F 75.0°F 4.58 in 10
August 84.5°F 63.5°F 74.0°F 3.38 in 8
September 78.5°F 55.8°F 67.1°F 3.81 in 8
October 66.3°F 44.4°F 55.3°F 3.82 in 0.1 in 9
November 52.7°F 34.1°F 43.4°F 3.93 in 0.2 in 9
December 41.2°F 25.8°F 33.5°F 3.49 in 4.5 in 11

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