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46637 South Bend, IN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s during the day. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to an average low of 21掳F in January. Spring and fall bring more moderate temperatures with occasional rain showers. The area receives abundant precipitation year-round, averaging 38 inches per year, with snowfall in winter months often reaching over 30 inches.

South Bend (zip 46637), Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

South Bend (zip 46637) averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in South Bend (zip 46637). The US average is 205 sunny days.

South Bend (zip 46637) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46637 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 46637 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 46637 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Indiana. In the 46637 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 46637 zip code are June, August and September.
In the 46637 zip code, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 46637 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In the 46637 zip code, there are 135.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In the 46637 zip code, there are 7.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46637 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.
May is the wettest month in the 46637 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in the 46637 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in the 46637 zip code with 15.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 144.4 rainy days annually in the 46637 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 64.0 inches in the 46637 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46637 zip code with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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