2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Minneapolis, MN vs Michigan City, IN

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Highlights
- Michigan City has 25.4% more rainy days than Minneapolis.
- Michigan City has 11.6% less Sunny Days than Minneapolis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Michigan City scores 3.0% better than Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNMichigan City, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock139106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6272443
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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