Climate averages 1991–2020
South Bend weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; February has the lowest average monthly precipitation.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year South Bend averages a daytime high of 14.6°C and a nighttime low of 5.9°C, with about 1,020 mm of rain on roughly 130 days. July is the warmest month (average high 27.6°C) and January the coolest (-0.3°C). May is the wettest month with 114 mm; February is the driest with 55 mm.
The annual picture
A year in South Bend
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
South Bend climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.3°C-7.5°C | -7.5°C | 68 | 10.8 | 9.510 h |
| February | 1.7°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 55 | 8.4 | 10.611 h |
| March | 7.8°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 72 | 10.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.7°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 102 | 12.5 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 114 | 13.0 | 14.515 h |
| June | 25.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 106 | 11.8 | 15.115 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 104 | 11.7 | 14.915 h |
| August | 26.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 97 | 10.9 | 13.914 h |
| September | 23.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 83 | 9.8 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.3°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 84 | 10.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.8°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 73 | 9.7 | 9.910 h |
| December | 2.6°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 61 | 10.4 | 9.29 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- KalamazooUnited States · 87 kmHigh 13.9°C · Low 5.4°C · 1,013 mm rain a year
- GaryUnited States · 92 kmHigh 13.9°C · Low 7.1°C · 1,006 mm rain a year
- HammondUnited States · 104 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 7.0°C · 1,000 mm rain a year
- Fort WayneUnited States · 112 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 6.0°C · 978 mm rain a year
- ChicagoUnited States · 118 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 6.7°C · 993 mm rain a year
- EvanstonUnited States · 126 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 7.1°C · 940 mm precipitation a year
- CiceroUnited States · 126 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 6.4°C · 993 mm rain a year
- WyomingUnited States · 144 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 5.2°C · 960 mm precipitation a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-5, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 41.70°, -86.30° (5 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.1°C for the difference between the city's elevation (213 m) and the cell's (234 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 41.75°, -86.25°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.