Bellevue weather in January

In January, Bellevue sees average daytime highs of 26°F and overnight lows near 12°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bellevue's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bellevue's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 7:31 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Bellevue is village in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density: 410/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°F through the month.

A typical January day in Bellevue reaches about 26°F in the afternoon and slips back to 12°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°F and 38°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26
Avg low (°F)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	26	14
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	26	11
31	26	12

How January really feels in Bellevue

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bellevue weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 12°	1.5	7.6	6.9	9	0.0
Feb	29° / 14°	1.3	6.4	5.6	10.1	0.0
Mar	40° / 24°	2.2	8.3	4.4	11.6	0.4
Apr	53° / 35°	3.1	11.4	3	13.2	3.0
May	66° / 47°	3.4	11.4	0.1	14.6	5.7
Jun	76° / 57°	3.6	11.2	0	15.3	6.5
Jul	80° / 62°	3.5	11.3	0	15	6.4
Aug	78° / 60°	3.4	10.4	0	13.9	6.8
Sep	70° / 52°	2.6	9.1	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	57° / 41°	2.8	9.5	0.3	10.7	4.0
Nov	43° / 29°	2.1	8.2	2.4	9.4	0.7
Dec	31° / 19°	1.8	7.3	5.6	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35
Cloudier (%)	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bellevue gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 7.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23
Snow chance (%)	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	18
2	24	19
3	24	19
4	25	20
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	22
8	25	22
9	25	22
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	24	24
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	22
29	24	22
30	23	22
31	23	22

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
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27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze
31	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20
Sunset (PM)	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:48	4:49	4:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	7:34	4:16
2	8.7	7:34	4:17
3	8.7	7:34	4:18
4	8.7	7:34	4:19
5	8.8	7:34	4:19
6	8.8	7:34	4:20
7	8.8	7:34	4:21
8	8.8	7:33	4:22
9	8.8	7:33	4:23
10	8.9	7:33	4:24
11	8.9	7:33	4:25
12	8.9	7:32	4:26
13	8.9	7:32	4:28
14	8.9	7:32	4:29
15	9.0	7:31	4:30
16	9.0	7:31	4:31
17	9.0	7:30	4:32
18	9.1	7:30	4:33
19	9.1	7:29	4:35
20	9.1	7:29	4:36
21	9.2	7:28	4:37
22	9.2	7:27	4:38
23	9.2	7:27	4:40
24	9.2	7:26	4:41
25	9.3	7:25	4:42
26	9.3	7:24	4:44
27	9.4	7:24	4:45
28	9.4	7:23	4:46
29	9.4	7:22	4:48
30	9.5	7:21	4:49
31	9.5	7:20	4:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.5	Dim
2	1.5	Dim
3	1.5	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bellevue?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bellevue.

What to pack for Bellevue in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bellevue sees daytime highs around 26°F and nights near 12°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Bellevue in January

The nearest coast averages about 37°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in March near 34°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Aug 23 — about 0.5 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	37	35	34	37	43	52	65	69	64	55	46	39
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	37	Bracing
Feb	35	Bracing
Mar	34	Bracing
Apr	37	Bracing
May	43	Bracing
Jun	52	Bracing
Jul	65	Cool
Aug	69	Refreshing
Sep	64	Cool
Oct	55	Bracing
Nov	46	Bracing
Dec	39	Bracing

UV index in Bellevue in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bellevue peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	8	9	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Bellevue?

Bellevue sits at 44.4°N, 87.9°W, 755 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is De Pere, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Bellevue

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Bellevue.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bellevue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 ft around an average of 764 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 ft.

The land around Bellevue is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and water (34%), cropland (30%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

249 ft

cropland 41%

10 miles

469 ft

cropland 41%

50 miles

702 ft

water 34%

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← December Bellevue year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: De Pere 6.8 mi · Green Bay 6.8 mi · Ashwaubenon 8.1 mi · Howard 11 mi · Kaukauna 21 mi · Appleton 27 mi · Manitowoc 28 mi · Menasha 31 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bellevue (44.4442°, -87.9201°, elevation 755 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	26	14
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	26	11
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	18
2	24	19
3	24	19
4	25	20
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	22
8	25	22
9	25	22
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	24	24
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	22
29	24	22
30	23	22
31	23	22

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	26	14
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	26	11
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	18
2	24	19
3	24	19
4	25	20
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	22
8	25	22
9	25	22
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	24	24
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	22
29	24	22
30	23	22
31	23	22

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	26	14
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	26	11
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	18
2	24	19
3	24	19
4	25	20
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	22
8	25	22
9	25	22
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	24	24
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	22
29	24	22
30	23	22
31	23	22

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100