South Bend picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter.
Indianapolis enjoys about 19 more sunny days a year than South Bend. Indianapolis sees rain or snow on roughly 18 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Indianapolis | Metric | South Bend |
|---|---|---|
| 185 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 166 days |
| 42 in | Precipitationper year | 40 in |
| 128 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 146 days |
| 23 in | Snowfallper year | 59 in |
| 16 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 15 days |
| 113 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 131 days |
| 70% | Humidityaverage relative | 73% |
| 53 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 50 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis high | 35 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| South Bend high | 32 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Indianapolis low | 20 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 25 |
| South Bend low | 17 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 23 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| South Bend | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| South Bend | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Indianapolis vs another city
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- Indianapolis vs Lawrence, IN
- Indianapolis vs Cumberland, IN
- Indianapolis vs Greenwood, IN
- Indianapolis vs Carmel, IN
- Indianapolis vs New York, NY
- Indianapolis vs Los Angeles, CA
- Indianapolis vs Chicago, IL
- Indianapolis vs Houston, TX
- Indianapolis vs Phoenix, AZ
- Indianapolis vs Philadelphia, PA
South Bend vs another city
- South Bend vs Notre Dame, IN
- South Bend vs Mishawaka, IN
- South Bend vs Granger, IN
- South Bend vs Niles, MI
- South Bend vs Elkhart, IN
- South Bend vs Dunlap, IN
- South Bend vs New York, NY
- South Bend vs Los Angeles, CA
- South Bend vs Chicago, IL
- South Bend vs Houston, TX
- South Bend vs Phoenix, AZ
- South Bend vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).