South Bend, IN Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 17 · Last snow Apr 5 · 64.5 in/yr · Station: SOUTH BEND AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 17

Median over 29 seasons 9d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 5

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

140 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

64.5 in

Rank #51 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 9 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.1

Oct

4.8

Nov

14.0

Dec

21.6

Jan

16.1

Feb

6.7

Mar

1.0

Apr

May

Jun

How South Bend Compares

South Bend snowfall vs Indiana and U.S. medians
Measure	South Bend	Indiana median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	64.5 in	29.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 17	Nov 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 5	Mar 23	Apr 3
Snow season length	140 days	124 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Indiana, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for SOUTH BEND AP (USW00014848), 6 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.