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United States / Indiana / Bloomington Metro Area / Monroe County / Bloomington / Zip Codes
Bloomington, IN enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching the high 80s to mid 90s. Spring is mild and pleasant, while fall is cool and crisp with beautiful changing colors. Winters in Bloomington can be quite cold, but usually there is enough snowfall to enjoy winter sports such as skiing and snowmobiling. This area of Indiana generally receives an average amount of precipitation throughout the year, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities.

Bloomington, Indiana gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bloomington averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Bloomington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bloomington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bloomington is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bloomington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBloomington, IndianaUnited States
  47.7 in.38.1 in.
  17.2 in.27.8 in.
  118.5 days106.2 days
  184 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  20.4°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  771 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Bloomington with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Bloomington, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bloomington are September, June and May.
In Bloomington, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bloomington with an average of 20.4°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Bloomington, there are 110.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Bloomington, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bloomington during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Bloomington.
May is the wettest month in Bloomington with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Bloomington means that it is one of the wettest places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Bloomington with 12.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 118.5 rainy days annually in Bloomington, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Bloomington means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Bloomington with 6.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Dan · Bloomington, IN
Wonderfull, small, but cosmopolitan town!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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N · Bloomington, IN
Corruption!
Over 4 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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pump · Indianapolis, IN
BloomingNot
Over 5 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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