South Bend, IN: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 71.7°F in South Bend, IN, the warmest August since 2024, tied 62nd warmest of 131 (with 1987 and 1943).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 71.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 62nd warmest of 131
Precipitation: 4.11 in; Wettest since 2021; 43rd wettest of 129

A normal August in South Bend, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.8°F, between 67.8°F and 73.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.43 in of precipitation, between 1.75 in and 7.20 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in South Bend, IN since 1894: 71.7°F in 2026; the highest is 78.8°F, in 1947.

Normal range, 67.8 to 73.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in South Bend, IN from 1894 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	71.7	62	80.5	92	62.9	24	4.11	43	0
2025	70.7	79	81.3	74	60.1	79	3.62	58	0
2024	73.1	28	83.9	34	62.3	34	2.21	96	0
2023	71.5	67	81.3	74	61.8	44	2.11	101	0
2022	73.2	26	83.7	37	62.6	29	2.03	104	0
2021	75.6	10	85.6	16	65.6	8	5.50	19	0
2020	72.9	36	84.4	27	61.5	48	3.17	72	0
2019	70	94	80.6	90	59.4	97	2.09	102	0
2018	72.8	39	82	67	63.7	18	5.44	21	0
2017	68	119	78.6	116	57.4	118	2.19	99	0
2016	74.2	17	83.6	39	64.9	10	12.81	1	0
2015	70.5	83	80.2	100	60.9	64	2.32	91	0
2014	72.6	43	82.5	60	62.7	26	2.20	97	0
2013	70.4	87	81.2	76	59.7	89	3.03	74	0
2012	70.2	91	80.7	89	59.8	86	5.26	24	0
2011	72.2	52	83	50	61.5	48	1.94	105	0
2010	74.6	12	84.2	30	65.1	9	0.92	125	0
2009	69.3	105	78.5	117	60	83	7.08	7	0
2008	70.4	87	81.8	71	59.1	100	1.90	106	0
2007	73	31	82.4	62	63.6	19	8.88	2	0
2006	71.3	70	80.5	92	62.2	36	4.66	34	0
2005	73.3	25	83.1	47	63.4	22	2.20	97	0
2004	67.3	128	76.2	130	58.5	105	5.62	18	0
2003	72.9	36	83.2	46	62.6	29	1.74	110	0
2002	72.8	39	82.9	51	62.7	26	2.31	92	0
2001	72.8	39	83.1	47	62.6	29	3.75	53	0
2000	70.9	78	80.5	92	61.3	54	1.49	114	0
1999	70	94	79.9	103	60.2	75	4.12	42	0
1998	73	31	81.9	70	64	16	5.84	14	0
1997	67.8	121	77	128	58.7	101	5.05	29	0
1996	71.1	76	81.1	79	61.1	60	1.75	109	0
1995	77.1	3	85.8	14	68.5	1	8.29	4	0
1994	67.8	121	77.5	126	58.2	109	4.19	41	0
1993	73.6	20	83.1	47	64.1	14	4.38	38	0
1992	67.4	127	77.4	127	57.3	121	2.07	103	0
1991	73.2	26	84.1	32	62.3	34	3.68	54	0
1990	69.9	99	79.5	107	60.2	75	4.60	35	0
1989	70.6	81	80.8	84	60.4	72	5.65	16	0
1988	75.9	7	85.9	13	65.9	7	5.63	17	0
1987	71.7	62	80.6	90	62.7	26	3.34	69	0
1986	67.5	126	77.7	124	57.4	118	1.90	106	0
1985	69.8	101	79.1	111	60.5	68	3.82	50	0
1984	74.4	16	84.6	22	64.1	14	1.47	115	0
1983	78.2	2	88.3	3	68.2	2	1.28	119	0
1982	68.9	111	77.9	122	59.8	86	2.84	78	0
1981	70.6	81	79.5	107	61.7	46	2.30	94	0
1980	75	11	83.5	40	66.5	5	7.84	5	0
1979	71.3	70	79	112	63.5	20	8.30	3	0
1978	71.9	59	82	67	61.8	44	3.80	52	0
1977	69.7	102	79.2	110	60.3	74	6.03	12	0
1976	69	109	79.8	105	58.2	109	2.44	88	0
1975	73.5	21	82.3	63	64.8	11	7.55	6	0
1974	71.9	59	82.8	53	60.9	64	1.70	111	0
1973	74.1	18	83.3	44	64.8	11	1.29	118	0
1972	69.4	103	78.4	118	60.4	72	3.85	49	0
1971	68.1	116	78.7	114	57.5	116	2.80	81	0
1970	70.4	87	79.8	105	61	61	3.37	68	0
1969	73	31	83.8	36	62.2	36	0.44	128	0
1968	71.6	65	81.1	79	62	42	3.17	72	0
1967	67.9	120	78.2	120	57.6	115	2.77	82	0
1966	67.1	129	76.5	129	57.8	114	5.48	20	0
1965	68.1	116	77.7	124	58.5	105	5.43	22	0
1964	69	109	80.5	92	57.5	116	3.42	63	0
1963	67.6	123	78	121	57.2	124	1.30	117	0
1962	71.3	70	82.5	60	60.1	79	3.49	60	0
1961	71.2	74	80.8	84	61.5	48	2.82	79	0
1960	72.3	49	82.6	56	61.9	43	3.26	70	0
1959	76.8	4	86.8	6	66.8	4	0.97	124	0
1958	70.5	83	81.1	79	59.8	86	3.82	50	0
1957	70.5	83	81.7	72	59.4	97	5.72	15	0
1956	71	77	82	67	60	83	3.68	54	0
1955	75.7	9	86.6	8	64.8	11	6.45	9	0
1954	69.3	105	78.9	113	59.7	89	5.10	27	0
1953	72.4	46	84.5	25	60.2	75	3.39	66	0
1952	69.9	99	81.2	76	58.6	103	3.47	62	0
1951	67.6	123	77.9	122	57.3	121	5.05	29	0
1950	69.2	107	80.1	101	58.2	109	0.32	129	0
1949	72	57	83.5	40	60.5	68	3.40	65	0
1948	71.6	65	83.5	40	59.7	89	1.16	120	0
1947	78.8	1	90.6	1	67	3	2.53	84	0
1946	67.6	123	80.5	92	54.8	130	1.59	113	0
1945	70.1	93	81.1	79	59.2	99	2.70	83	0
1944	73.1	28	84.6	22	61.5	48	2.31	92	0
1943	71.7	62	82.1	66	61.3	54	5.15	26	0
1942	70	94	80.1	101	60	83	4.20	40	0
1941	72.4	46	85.2	18	59.7	89	1.78	108	0
1940	72.2	52	82.9	51	61.4	53	4.78	33	0
1937	73.4	22	84.6	22	62.1	39	5.40	23	0
1936	75.8	8	89.1	2	62.5	33	4.11	43	0
1935	72.3	49	82.6	56	62.1	39	3.50	59	0
1934	73.4	22	85.7	15	60.7	67	5.10	27	1
1933	70.3	90	83.9	34	56.6	128	2.16	100	1
1932	71.8	61	84.1	32	59.5	94	4.55	36	0
1931	72.9	36	85	19	60.8	66	3.98	47	0
1930	72.2	52	84.9	20	59.5	94	1.07	121	0
1929	68.8	114	80.8	84	56.7	127	3.00	75	0
1928	72.2	52	83.3	44	61	61	5.97	13	0
1927	65.8	130	78.3	119	53.2	131	3.22	71	0
1926	73.1	28	82.7	54	63.5	20	2.43	89	0
1925	71.4	68	84.3	28	58.5	105	2.30	94	0
1924	70.5	83	80.8	84	60.2	75	3.39	66	0
1923	70	94	80.3	99	59.6	93	2.49	86	0
1922	72.7	42	84.3	28	61	61	0.99	123	0
1921	71.3	70	81.2	76	61.6	47	7.07	8	1
1920	70.7	79	82.7	54	58.6	103	1.07	121	0
1919	71.2	74	82.2	64	60.1	79	2.52	85	0
1918	76.1	6	88.3	3	63.9	17	2.99	77	0
1917	70.2	91	81.7	72	58.7	101	1.46	116	0
1916	74.6	12	86.7	7	62.6	29	0.82	126	0
1915	65.5	131	74	131	57	125	4.54	37	0
1914	72.5	44	83.7	37	61.3	54	3.96	48	0
1913	73.7	19	84.5	25	62.9	24	3.41	64	0
1912	69.4	103	78.7	114	60.1	79	6.44	10	0
1911	70	94	80.5	92	59.5	94	4.21	39	0
1910	71.4	68	84.2	30	58.5	105	2.82	79	0
1909	73	31	84.9	20	61.2	59	3.68	54	0
1908	72.4	46	86.4	10	58	113	1.68	112	1
1907	68.9	111	80.5	92	57.3	121	3.48	61	0
1906	74.5	14	86.1	12	63	23	4.08	46	0
1905	72.3	49	83.4	43	61.3	54	4.96	31	0
1904	68.1	116	81.1	79	55	129	3.00	75	0
1903	68.9	111	79.3	109	58.1	112	5.21	25	1
1902	68.5	115	79.9	103	57	125			1
1901	73	31	85.6	16	60.5	68	2.46	87	0
1900	76.3	5	86.5	9	66.1	6	6.43	11	0
1899	74.5	14	87.6	5	61.3	54	0.66	127	0
1898	72.1	56	82.2	64	62.1	39	4.11	43	0
1897	69.1	108	80.8	84	57.4	118	3.65	57	0
1896	72	57	82.6	56	61.5	48	4.79	32	0
1895	73.4	22	86.2	11	60.5	68	2.35	90	0
1894	72.5	44	82.6	56	62.2	36			3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	78.8
1983	78.2
1995	77.1
1959	76.8
1900	76.3
1918	76.1
1988	75.9
1936	75.8
1955	75.7
2021	75.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	65.5
1927	65.8
1966	67.1
2004	67.3
1992	67.4
1986	67.5
1963	67.6
1951	67.6
1946	67.6
1997	67.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	12.81
2007	8.88
1979	8.30
1995	8.29
1980	7.84
1975	7.55
2009	7.08
1921	7.07
1955	6.45
1912	6.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	0.32
1969	0.44
1899	0.66
1916	0.82
2010	0.92
1959	0.97
1922	0.99
1930	1.07
1920	1.07
1948	1.16

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 8 August 2026
Coldest night: 51°F; 25 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.12 in; 9 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 4.11 in of precipitation in South Bend, IN, the wettest August since 2021, tied 43rd wettest of 129 (with 1936 and 1898).
The hottest day of August 2026 in South Bend, IN: 88°F on Saturday 8 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in South Bend, IN: a low of 51°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in South Bend, IN: 1.12 in on Sunday 9 August 2026.