Vincennes weather in January

In January, Vincennes sees average daytime highs of 40°F and overnight lows near 25°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vincennes's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vincennes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.6 in
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:12 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
8 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vincennes is county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States.

Density
930/km²
people per km²
Founded
1732

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°F through the month.

A typical January day in Vincennes reaches about 40°F in the afternoon and slips back to 25°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°F and 56°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14127
24026
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44026
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How January really feels in Vincennes

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vincennes weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 25°3.69.12.89.60.0
Feb44° / 28°3.08.4310.50.7
Mar54° / 37°4.110.61.311.73.3
Apr66° / 47°5.2120135.7
May75° / 58°5.112.9014.16.3
Jun84° / 67°4.111.2014.75.5
Jul86° / 70°3.811014.44.9
Aug85° / 67°2.98.6013.55.5
Sep79° / 60°2.97.4012.37.1
Oct67° / 48°3.280116.6
Nov54° / 37°3.88.80.69.93.3
Dec43° / 29°3.49.62.59.30.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
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313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vincennes gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1319
2319
3319
4329
53210
63310
73310
83310
93310
103310
113210
123210
13329
14319
15319
16309
17299
18299
19289
20279
21279
22269
23269
24259
25259
26259
27259
282510
292510
302510
312511

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
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31991

Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:134:33
29.37:134:34
39.47:134:35
49.47:134:36
59.47:144:37
69.47:144:37
79.47:144:38
89.47:144:39
99.47:134:40
109.57:134:41
119.57:134:42
129.57:134:43
139.57:134:44
149.57:134:45
159.67:124:46
169.67:124:47
179.67:124:48
189.67:114:49
199.67:114:50
209.77:114:51
219.77:104:52
229.77:104:53
239.77:094:54
249.87:094:55
259.87:084:56
269.87:084:57
279.97:074:58
289.97:064:59
299.97:065:01
309.97:055:02
3110.07:045:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
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31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vincennes

In seasonPeak

None of Vincennes's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Vincennes sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Vincennes?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vincennes.

What to pack for Vincennes in January

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

In January, Vincennes sees daytime highs around 40°F and nights near 25°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vincennes in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vincennes peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Vincennes in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vincennes is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vincennes?

Vincennes sits at 38.7°N, 87.5°W, 420 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Jasper, 38 mi away.

Topography around Vincennes

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Vincennes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 ft around an average of 430 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 ft.

The land around Vincennes is covered by trees (27%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (70%) and trees (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (57%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
194 ft
10 miles
279 ft
50 miles
594 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Jasper 38 mi · Evansville 48 mi · Terre Haute 55 mi · Henderson 58 mi · Bloomington 63 mi · Owensboro 66 mi · Charleston 66 mi · Mattoon 71 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Vincennes (38.6773°, -87.5286°, elevation 420 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).