Evansville, IN: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 29.4°F in Evansville, IN, the coldest January since 2025, tied 30th coldest of 130 (with 1961).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 29.4°F; Coldest since 2025; 30th coldest of 130
Precipitation: 2.75 in; Driest since 2017; 56th driest of 130

A normal January in Evansville, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 33.2°F, between 27.9°F and 38.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.10 in of precipitation, between 1.61 in and 5.48 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Evansville, IN since 1897: 29.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 14.8°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 27.9 to 38.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Evansville, IN from 1897 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	29.4	100	38.6	92	20.1	108	2.75	75	0
2025	28.1	111	36.9	109	19.4	112	4.08	37	0
2024	32.4	75	39.3	85	25.5	63	6.24	14	0
2023	41	6	48.8	7	33.1	8	5.50	19	0
2022	29.6	98	38.9	89	20.3	105	3.84	44	0
2021	35.8	43	42.8	51	28.8	39	3.41	54	0
2020	38.1	24	45.4	29	30.7	25	5.58	18	0
2019	32.9	70	39.8	79	26	60	4.05	38	0
2018	29	103	38	98	20	109	2.97	67	0
2017	40.1	10	47.6	11	32.6	12	2.27	87	0
2016	34	58	43.4	46	24.7	71	2.00	93	0
2015	33.1	66	41.6	63	24.6	75	2.97	67	0
2014	27.9	112	38.2	95	17.7	118	1.69	106	0
2013	35.3	45	44.2	41	26.4	57	6.76	11	0
2012	37.4	32	47.1	16	27.8	45	3.39	55	0
2011	28.7	107	36	113	21.4	94	1.65	108	0
2010	27.8	114	35.4	115	20.2	107	2.41	83	0
2009	28.8	106	38.1	96	19.5	111	2.85	72	0
2008	32	79	41.1	68	23	80	3.97	40	0
2007	37.1	35	44.7	36	29.4	34	5.47	20	0
2006	42.7	3	52.1	1	33.4	7	4.09	36	0
2005	38	28	44.6	37	31.5	16	4.59	30	0
2004	30.8	88	39.2	86	22.5	85	2.95	69	0
2003	27.3	115	35.4	115	19.3	115	0.90	122	0
2002	38.1	24	47.5	12	28.8	39	3.72	46	0
2001	30.8	88	38.7	91	22.8	82	1.29	113	0
2000	33.2	65	41.6	63	24.8	69	4.36	32	0
1999	34.6	53	43.5	44	25.8	61	6.00	16	0
1998	39.5	13	46.1	24	32.9	9	2.24	88	0
1997	29	103	37.1	108	20.8	100	4.20	34	0
1996	30.9	86	39.2	86	22.6	84	3.51	52	0
1995	35	50	41.8	62	28.2	43	2.82	74	0
1994	27.2	117	34.9	119	19.6	110	3.18	61	0
1993	36.4	40	43.9	42	29	35	3.57	50	0
1992	35.3	45	43.2	47	27.5	47	0.85	123	0
1991	31.3	83	37.4	102	25.2	65	3.02	65	0
1990	41.9	5	51.1	4	32.7	11	4.26	33	0
1989	40	11	49.9	6	30.2	28	3.35	56	0
1988	29	103	37.2	105	20.8	100	3.28	60	0
1987	32.2	77	39.7	80	24.7	71	0.77	126	0
1986	32.8	71	43.2	47	22.5	85	1.15	114	0
1985	23.6	125	31.1	125	16.2	123	1.76	105	0
1984	27.1	119	35	118	19.2	117	0.85	123	0
1983	35.2	47	41.6	63	28.7	41	1.79	102	0
1982	27.3	115	37.4	102	17.3	119	9.15	4	0
1981	29.5	99	38.1	96	21	97	0.51	130	0
1980	33	69	39.7	80	26.4	57	1.77	103	0
1979	20.9	126	28	127	13.7	126	3.60	49	0
1978	20.3	127	28.8	126	11.8	127	2.64	78	0
1977	14.8	130	24.8	130	4.8	130	1.91	95	0
1976	29.3	102	37.8	99	20.8	100	2.11	91	0
1975	36.8	38	44.5	38	29	35	4.05	38	0
1974	37.4	32	43.7	43	31.1	23	3.63	48	0
1973	32.7	72	40.4	74	24.9	68	2.45	81	0
1972	32.5	74	42	59	22.9	81	1.68	107	0
1971	29.8	94	38.5	94	21	97	2.88	71	0
1970	24	122	33.7	123	14.2	124	1.00	120	0
1969	31.5	81	39.2	86	23.8	79	7.98	8	0
1968	28.4	109	37.5	101	19.4	112	2.44	82	0
1967	36.9	37	47.1	16	26.6	55	1.09	116	0
1966	26.4	120	35.5	114	17.3	119	2.89	70	0
1965	32.2	77	43.1	49	21.4	94	2.53	80	0
1964	34.6	53	47.2	15	22.1	89	2.19	90	0
1963	23.9	123	33.8	122	14	125	0.85	123	0
1962	28.3	110	37.3	104	19.3	115	4.38	31	0
1961	29.4	100	39.4	84	19.4	112	0.97	121	0
1960	36.5	39	43.5	44	29.5	33	1.89	96	0
1959	30.9	86	40.9	70	20.9	99	5.31	23	0
1958	31.9	80	38.8	90	25.1	66	3.00	66	0
1957	29.8	94	37.2	105	22.3	87	4.18	35	0
1956	31.2	84	40.4	74	21.9	91	2.22	89	0
1955	33.1	66	41.9	61	24.4	76	1.03	119	0
1954	34.2	56	42.8	51	25.6	62	4.96	26	0
1953	37.8	30	44.4	40	31.3	19	3.93	41	0
1952	38.2	23	46.5	20	29.9	30	3.31	58	0
1951	33.5	64	42.3	57	24.7	71	6.75	12	0
1950	42.5	4	51.2	3	33.8	4	13.50	2	0
1949	39	18	46.7	18	31.3	19	8.84	5	0
1948	25.8	121	34.6	120	16.7	121	2.02	92	1
1947	38.1	24	46	27	30.2	28	3.83	45	0
1946	34	58	43.1	49	24.8	69	2.69	76	0
1945	29.7	97	37.2	105	22.3	87	1.89	96	0
1944	36.3	41	45.5	28	27.1	49	0.74	127	0
1943	33.8	62	42.8	51	24.7	71	0.59	129	0
1942	30.6	91	40.7	72	20.6	103	2.68	77	0
1941	35.2	47	42.6	54	27.7	46	2.28	86	0
1940	19.5	128	27.2	129	11.8	127	2.36	84	0
1939	41	6	48.2	9	33.8	4	5.32	22	0
1938	34.8	51	42.5	56	27	52	3.54	51	0
1937	38.1	24	44.9	34	31.3	19	14.78	1	0
1936	27.9	112	35.2	117	20.6	103	1.80	99	0
1935	37	36	45	32	28.9	37	3.35	56	0
1934	38.9	19	46.3	23	31.5	16	1.09	116	0
1933	43.9	1	52	2	35.7	2	3.15	64	0
1932	43.3	2	50.6	5	36	1	7.76	9	0
1931	37.7	31	44.8	35	30.5	27	0.62	128	0
1930	29.8	94	36.9	109	22.7	83	6.20	15	0
1929	31.2	84	40.5	73	21.9	91	4.61	29	0
1928	34.1	57	41.5	66	26.7	54	1.42	112	0
1927	33.9	60	40.8	71	27	52	5.95	17	0
1926	34.3	55	41.5	66	27.1	49	3.49	53	0
1925	34.7	52	42	59	27.3	48	1.43	111	0
1924	28.7	107	36.4	112	21.1	96	3.16	63	0
1923	40.7	8	48	10	33.5	6	5.43	21	0
1922	32.3	76	39.6	83	25	67	1.47	110	0
1921	39.4	15	46.1	24	32.6	12	1.80	99	0
1920	30.4	92	36.6	111	24.2	78	3.64	47	0
1919	38.5	22	46.1	24	30.9	24	1.14	115	0
1918	19.4	129	27.5	128	11.4	129	5.00	25	0
1917	36.3	41	44.5	38	28.1	44	4.93	27	0
1916	38.7	21	47.5	12	29.8	31	8.73	6	0
1915	31.5	81	38.6	92	24.4	76	6.65	13	0
1914	39.6	12	46.4	21	32.8	10	1.92	94	0
1913	39.4	15	47.4	14	31.4	18	10.27	3	0
1912	23.8	124	31.2	124	16.4	122	3.87	42	0
1911	38.8	20	46.4	21	31.2	22	1.61	109	0
1910	33.9	60	41.1	68	26.6	55	2.59	79	0
1909	35.7	44	42.6	54	28.9	37	2.84	73	0
1908	35.2	47	42.1	58	28.4	42	1.80	99	0
1907	40.2	9	48.3	8	32.1	14	8.70	7	0
1906	39.2	17	46.6	19	31.7	15	4.76	28	0
1905	27.2	117	34.1	121	20.3	105	3.29	59	0
1904	29.9	93	37.7	100	22	90	3.87	42	0
1903	33.1	66	40.2	76	26.1	59	1.77	103	0
1902	32.7	72	40.1	77	25.3	64	2.36	84	0
1901	37.3	34	45	32	29.7	32	1.05	118	0
1900	38	28	45.3	30	30.6	26	1.89	96	0
1899	33.6	63	40	78	27.1	49	5.10	24	0
1898	39.5	13	45.2	31	33.9	3	6.97	10	0
1897	30.8	88	39.7	80	21.8	93	3.17	62	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1933	43.9
1932	43.3
2006	42.7
1950	42.5
1990	41.9
2023	41
1939	41
1923	40.7
1907	40.2
2017	40.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	14.8
1918	19.4
1940	19.5
1978	20.3
1979	20.9
1985	23.6
1912	23.8
1963	23.9
1970	24
1948	25.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1937	14.78
1950	13.50
1913	10.27
1982	9.15
1949	8.84
1916	8.73
1907	8.70
1969	7.98
1932	7.76
1898	6.97

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.51
1943	0.59
1931	0.62
1944	0.74
1987	0.77
1992	0.85
1984	0.85
1963	0.85
2003	0.90
1961	0.97

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 67°F; 8 January 2026
Coldest night: -1°F; 28 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.38 in; 9 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 2.75 in of precipitation in Evansville, IN, the driest January since 2017, 56th driest of 130.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Evansville, IN: 67°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Evansville, IN: a low of -1°F on Wednesday 28 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Evansville, IN: 1.38 in on Friday 9 January 2026.