Hot-summer humid continental
South Bend, Indiana
St. Joseph County, Indiana · Population 103k · 699 ft elevation
Living in South Bend
South Bend has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
South Bend at a glance
- Population
- 103k
- Elevation
- 699 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,522 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,000/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Violent crime rate
- 453 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,048 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.7″ | 21.6″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 16.1″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 6.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 1.0″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 5.1″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 13.7″ | 104 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology