Zip 46617 (South Bend, IN) Climate

46617 South Bend, IN is situated in the northern part of the state and features a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with average temperatures ranging from -2°C in winter to 27°C in summer. Precipitation typically falls throughout the year, peaking at around 3 inches per month during spring months. Snowfall is common in wintertime and usually accumulates up to 24 inches annually. Due to its location near Lake Michigan, the area has longer growing seasons compared to other parts of Indiana and experiences more wind on average than surrounding areas.

South Bend (zip 46617), Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

South Bend (zip 46617) 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 46617). The US average is 205 sunny days.

South Bend (zip 46617) 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 46617 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 46617 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 46617 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Indiana. In the 46617 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 46617 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 46617 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 46617 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46617 zip code, there are 135.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46617 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 46617 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 46617 zip code 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 the 46617 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

December is the rainiest month in the 46617 zip code with 15.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 144.3 rainy days annually in the 46617 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 64.1 inches in the 46617 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46617 zip code with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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