South Bend, IN: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 71.9°F in South Bend, IN, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 48th warmest of 131 (with 1975, 1930 and 1923).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 71.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 48th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 16.06 in; Wettest since 2021; 9th wettest of 128

A normal summer in South Bend, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.3°F, between 69.4°F and 73.8°F in eight years of ten and 11.08 in of precipitation, between 7.67 in and 16.51 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in South Bend, IN since 1894: 71.9°F in 2026; the highest is 76.4°F, in 1983.

Normal range, 69.4 to 73.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	71.9	48	81.4	75	62.4	23	16.06	9	0
2025	73.1	25	83.4	38	62.8	15	11.67	52	0
2024	72.6	35	83.3	40	62	29	11.75	51	0
2023	71	71	81.7	69	60.3	72	12.17	45	0
2022	72.7	33	83.6	36	61.9	30	9.89	78	0
2021	74	8	83.7	33	64.3	5	17.56	2	0
2020	73.8	13	85	12	62.7	17	10.33	71	0
2019	70.8	82	80.9	86	60.6	60	10.07	76	0
2018	71.8	52	81.2	78	62.4	23	13.54	31	0
2017	69.9	100	80.6	91	59.2	106	8.36	96	0
2016	72.3	40	82.7	52	61.9	30	19.30	1	0
2015	70.4	89	80.1	100	60.6	60	11.18	59	0
2014	70.9	76	80.8	89	61	46	13.13	36	0
2013	70.4	89	80.5	94	60.3	72	9.62	80	0
2012	73.8	13	85.1	10	62.5	21	13.28	35	0
2011	73.4	19	83.5	37	63.3	10	9.40	83	0
2010	73.5	17	83.2	43	63.8	7	10.98	63	0
2009	68.9	117	78.3	126	59.4	99	16.48	7	0
2008	71.2	65	81.9	65	60.5	64	7.12	106	0
2007	72.2	41	82.8	48	61.6	38	16.08	8	0
2006	71.3	61	81	84	61.5	40	15.32	13	0
2005	73.9	12	84.3	19	63.4	9	7.73	101	0
2004	68.6	120	77.8	129	59.4	99	14.83	18	0
2003	70.1	95	80.7	90	59.5	95	9.12	85	0
2002	73.6	15	84	27	63.2	11	6.04	118	0
2001	70.8	82	81.2	78	60.5	64	10.97	64	0
2000	69.5	105	78.8	122	60.1	80	12.12	47	0
1999	73.1	25	83.3	40	62.9	13	9.11	86	0
1998	71.3	61	81.1	81	61.4	41	12.09	48	0
1997	69.4	111	79.4	115	59.4	99	10.19	74	0
1996	69.5	105	79.7	107	59.3	105	15.64	11	0
1995	74.5	6	84.2	24	64.7	2	17.15	4	0
1994	70.7	84	80.9	86	60.5	64	14.26	26	0
1993	72	45	81.2	78	62.8	15	16.75	6	0
1992	67.5	130	77.9	128	57.1	128	9.05	88	0
1991	74.3	7	85.7	8	62.9	13	5.62	123	0
1990	70	98	79.7	107	60.2	77	14.45	23	0
1989	70.9	76	80.9	86	60.8	52	15.04	14	0
1988	74.8	4	87	4	62.5	21	7.39	104	0
1987	73.4	19	82.9	47	63.9	6	10.52	67	0
1986	70	98	80.1	100	59.9	83	13.11	37	0
1985	69.9	100	80.1	100	59.8	87	10.50	68	0
1984	72.8	31	82.6	54	63	12	6.66	113	0
1983	76.4	1	86.4	6	66.3	1	5.77	121	0
1982	68.9	117	77.8	129	60	81	13.43	33	0
1981	70.4	89	79.5	110	61.3	42	12.98	38	0
1980	73.2	23	82.8	48	63.5	8	17.10	5	0
1979	71.2	65	80.6	91	61.8	34	14.71	20	0
1978	70.9	76	81.1	81	60.8	52	12.80	42	0
1977	71	71	81.4	75	60.7	58	14.42	24	0
1976	70.9	76	81.5	72	60.3	72	15.00	15	0
1975	71.9	48	81.5	72	62.3	26	15.59	12	0
1974	71.3	61	81.8	67	60.8	52	6.95	110	0
1973	73.6	15	82.7	52	64.5	3	9.47	81	0
1972	68.2	127	78.4	125	58	119	11.09	61	0
1971	70.5	86	81	84	59.9	83	8.09	99	0
1970	70.1	95	79.3	117	60.8	52	11.43	57	0
1969	70.4	89	79.9	106	60.8	52	10.49	69	0
1968	70.5	86	80.1	100	60.9	48	14.32	25	0
1967	69.4	111	78.7	124	60	81	10.37	70	0
1966	69.6	103	79.7	107	59.5	95	11.78	50	0
1965	68.5	121	79.5	110	57.5	123	9.89	78	0
1964	71.4	58	82.5	56	60.3	72	12.67	43	0
1963	69.6	103	80.5	94	58.7	114	8.22	97	0
1962	69.9	100	80.3	99	59.4	99	13.38	34	0
1961	70.2	94	80.5	94	59.9	83	10.24	72	0
1960	69.5	105	80	104	59	109	10.93	66	0
1959	72.8	31	83.9	28	61.8	34	6.49	116	0
1958	68.3	124	78.3	126	58.2	116	14.58	22	0
1957	71	71	81.7	69	60.4	68	11.32	58	0
1956	71.3	61	82	61	60.6	60	6.68	112	0
1955	73.5	17	84.3	19	62.7	17	12.85	41	0
1954	71.1	69	81.9	65	60.4	68	12.61	44	0
1953	72.6	35	84.4	17	60.9	48	8.60	91	0
1952	72	45	83.3	40	60.8	52	10.14	75	0
1951	68.2	127	78.9	121	57.5	123	14.13	28	0
1950	68.3	124	79.3	117	57.4	125	14.67	21	0
1949	73.3	22	84.3	19	62.3	26	11.48	55	0
1948	70.4	89	81.7	69	59.2	106	7.50	103	0
1947	71	71	82.2	60	59.8	87	8.79	90	0
1946	69.5	105	81.8	67	57.3	126	6.56	114	0
1945	68.5	121	79.4	115	57.6	121	12.16	46	0
1944	72.5	37	84.1	25	60.9	48	6.00	119	0
1943	72.2	41	83.2	43	61.3	42	13.95	29	0
1942	71	71	81.5	72	60.4	68	10.05	77	0
1941	72	45	83.7	33	60.2	77	7.10	107	0
1940	71.7	53	83	45	60.4	68	11.47	56	0
1937	70.9	76	82.3	58	59.5	95	14.22	27	0
1936	74	8	88.3	2	59.7	89	6.00	119	0
1935	71.7	53	82.4	57	61	46	8.59	92	0
1934	76	2	89.5	1	62.4	23	8.55	94	1
1933	74	8	87.7	3	60.3	72	8.12	98	1
1932	72.1	44	84.5	15	59.7	89	10.96	65	0
1931	73.1	25	84.3	19	61.9	30	13.83	30	0
1930	71.9	48	84.9	14	59	109	5.37	125	0
1929	69.1	114	81.1	81	57.1	128	8.83	89	0
1928	69.5	105	80	104	59	109	14.85	17	0
1927	67.6	129	79.3	117	56	131	7.07	108	0
1926	70.1	95	80.5	94	59.7	89	11.49	54	0
1925	71.6	56	83.9	28	59.4	99	9.10	87	0
1924	69	116	79.5	110	58.5	115	11.07	62	0
1923	71.9	48	82.6	54	61.2	45	9.30	84	0
1922	71.7	53	83	45	60.5	64	6.84	111	0
1921	75.3	3	86.3	7	64.4	4	10.21	73	1
1920	70.5	86	82	61	59.1	108	5.33	126	0
1919	74	8	85.1	10	62.6	19	8.58	93	3
1918	72.2	41	83.9	28	60.6	60	7.62	102	0
1917	69.2	113	80.4	98	58.1	117	5.14	127	0
1916	72.4	38	83.9	28	60.9	48	7.83	100	0
1915	66.8	131	76.4	131	57.2	127	12.94	39	0
1914	72.9	29	84.3	19	61.6	38	8.50	95	0
1913	73.2	23	84.5	15	61.9	30	7.30	105	0
1912	69.5	105	79.5	110	59.4	99	14.77	19	0
1911	71.5	57	82.3	58	60.7	58	11.12	60	0
1910	71.1	69	84.1	25	58.1	117	5.77	121	0
1909	70.9	76	82	61	59.7	89	11.50	53	0
1908	71.4	58	83.8	32	58.8	112	6.38	117	1
1907	68.4	123	78.8	122	58	119	13.49	32	0
1906	71.4	58	82.8	48	59.9	83	12.00	49	0
1905	70.6	85	81.4	75	59.7	89	12.87	40	0
1904	68.8	119	80.6	91	56.9	130	6.54	115	0
1903	68.3	124	79	120	57.6	121	17.16	3	3
1902	69.1	114	79.5	110	58.8	112			2
1901	74.6	5	87	4	62.3	26			3
1900	72.7	33	83.7	33	61.7	37	14.90	16	0
1899	73.4	19	85	12	61.8	34	4.93	128	0
1898	72.9	29	84.4	17	61.3	42	9.46	82	0
1897	71.2	65	82.8	48	59.5	95	7.05	109	0
1896	71.2	65	82	61	60.2	77	16.05	10	1
1895	72.4	38	85.2	9	59.6	94	5.42	124	0
1894	73.1	25	83.4	38	62.6	19			4

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	76.4
1934	76
1921	75.3
1988	74.8
1901	74.6
1995	74.5
1991	74.3
2021	74
1936	74
1933	74
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	66.8
1992	67.5
1927	67.6
1972	68.2
1951	68.2
1958	68.3
1950	68.3
1903	68.3
1907	68.4
1965	68.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	19.30
2021	17.56
1903	17.16
1995	17.15
1980	17.10
1993	16.75
2009	16.48
2007	16.08
2026	16.06
1896	16.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1899	4.93
1917	5.14
1920	5.33
1930	5.37
1895	5.42
1991	5.62
1983	5.77
1910	5.77
1944	6.00
1936	6.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 1 July 2026
Coldest night: 48°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.75 in; 21 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 16.06 in of precipitation in South Bend, IN (2 days missing), the wettest summer since 2021, 9th wettest of 128.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in South Bend, IN: 94°F on Wednesday 1 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in South Bend, IN: a low of 48°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in South Bend, IN: 1.75 in on Sunday 21 June 2026.