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Michigan City averages 40.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (16.0″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 46 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
2
45°F
November
0.7″
1
1
13
34°F
December
7.3″
3
10
25
24°F
January
16.0″
5
17
28
18°F
February
9.7″
3
13
25
21°F
March
6.0″
2
5
20
30°F
April
0.6″
<1
<1
6
40°F
Year
40.3″
13
46
117
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Indiana Dunes Nl (11 mi from the city center, +49 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
40.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Indiana Dunes Nl station, 11 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 16.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Michigan City have?
About 117 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.