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South Bend averages 64.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (21.6″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 20 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 52 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
0
<1
3
42°F
November
5.1″
2
3
15
32°F
December
13.7″
5
10
25
23°F
January
21.6″
7
20
28
17°F
February
16.1″
5
14
25
19°F
March
6.8″
2
5
21
27°F
April
1.0″
<1
<1
9
37°F
May
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
64.5″
20
52
126
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at South Bend Michiana Rgnl Airport (4 mi from the city center, +75 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
64.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, South Bend Michiana Rgnl Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 21.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does South Bend have?
About 126 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 17 °F.