Notre Dame, IN Climate


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Notre Dame, IN has a humid continental climate, featuring hot summers and cold winters. The city experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from the low single digits in the winter to the mid-90s during summer months. Snowfall is common throughout the winter months, while spring and fall bring moderate precipitation and moderate temperature overall. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common in the afternoons. Average wind speeds range from 10-15 mph throughout the year with higher gusts during thunderstorms or other extreme weather conditions.

Notre Dame, Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNotre Dame, IndianaUnited States
  39.6 in.38.1 in.
  64.1 in.27.8 in.
  144.4 days106.2 days
  173 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  6.67
  3.54.3
  772 ft.2443 ft.
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 Notre Dame with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Indiana. In Notre Dame, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Notre Dame are June, August and September.
In Notre Dame, 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 Notre Dame with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Notre Dame, there are 135.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Notre Dame, 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 Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in Notre Dame means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame, 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 64.1 inches in Notre Dame means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Notre Dame with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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