South Bend, IN: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 25.9°F in South Bend, IN (2 days missing), the coldest winter since 2018, tied 45th coldest of 127 (with 1996).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 25.9°F; Coldest since 2018; 45th coldest of 127
Precipitation: 6.67 in; Wettest since 2024; 64th wettest of 127

A normal winter in South Bend, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.9°F, between 23.2°F and 32.2°F in eight years of ten and 7.45 in of precipitation, between 4.98 in and 9.54 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in South Bend, IN since 1894: 25.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 16.3°F, in 1904.

Normal range, 23.2 to 32.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	25.9	82	34	66	17.9	90	6.67	64	2
2025	27.6	55	34.4	59	20.8	50	5.45	94	0
2024	34.6	2	41.5	2	27.8	2	8.08	36	0
2023	32.8	6	39.4	5	26.3	6	8.01	37	0
2022	28.4	37	36.7	26	20	57	7.95	38	0
2021	27.8	52	34.3	60	21.3	36	5.77	82	0
2020	32.2	7	39.2	7	25.3	8	8.66	27	0
2019	27	62	33.9	68	20	57	6.74	61	0
2018	25.8	84	33.5	75	18.1	87	11.37	3	0
2017	30.6	17	37.7	18	23.5	17	8.98	24	0
2016	31.1	12	38.3	11	23.9	15	7.90	40	0
2015	24.1	98	31.3	101	16.9	99	5.37	98	0
2014	20.4	120	28.4	118	12.6	122	8.27	34	2
2013	30.5	18	37.3	22	23.7	16	10.92	7	0
2012	32.2	7	39.3	6	25.2	9	7.89	41	0
2011	23.8	102	30.2	115	17.3	93	7.30	50	0
2010	25.4	89	31.2	102	19.6	67	4.44	112	0
2009	23.2	108	31.7	98	14.7	113	8.36	32	0
2008	26.1	80	32.9	88	19.2	76	11.76	2	0
2007	27.8	52	34.1	64	21.4	33	8.43	31	0
2006	29.6	24	35.9	35	23.2	18	5.61	86	0
2005	27.9	51	34.8	51	21	45	9.23	20	0
2004	26.7	67	33.7	72	19.7	65	4.02	116	0
2003	24.1	98	30.9	105	17.2	95	3.92	117	0
2002	33.6	4	40.4	3	26.7	5	6.83	58	0
2001	23.1	110	30.3	111	15.9	107	6.59	66	0
2000	30.7	14	38.2	12	23.2	18	6.86	57	0
1999	30	21	37.8	14	22.2	25	6.68	63	0
1998	32.9	5	38.6	9	27.3	4	7.59	47	0
1997	26.4	72	33.1	83	19.8	64	9.39	18	0
1996	25.9	82	33.6	74	18.2	85	5.64	84	0
1995	28.7	32	35.6	39	21.7	27	6.96	55	0
1994	22.8	112	30.3	111	15.3	109	5.41	96	0
1993	28	49	34.5	56	21.5	32	8.54	28	0
1992	31.4	11	37.8	14	25	11	5.04	105	0
1991	29.3	28	36.3	29	22.3	24	8.47	30	0
1990	27.5	57	34.9	49	20.1	55	7.85	43	0
1989	28.3	41	35.6	39	21	45	5.54	89	0
1988	25.6	86	32.8	89	18.4	84	8.31	33	0
1987	29	30	35.6	39	22.4	23	5.30	100	0
1986	23.5	104	30.3	111	16.7	100	6.21	76	0
1985	26	81	33.1	83	18.8	79	11.32	4	0
1984	24	100	30.8	106	17.1	96	5.54	89	0
1983	33.8	3	40	4	27.6	3	4.96	109	0
1982	21.9	116	29.3	117	14.6	115	5.93	79	0
1981	28.7	32	36.2	31	21.2	39	6.51	68	0
1980	28.6	35	35.4	43	21.8	26	6.69	62	0
1979	21.4	118	28.2	120	14.5	116	9.16	21	0
1978	19.9	123	27.6	125	12.1	124	8.54	28	0
1977	20.4	120	28.4	118	12.4	123	5.11	103	0
1976	29.7	23	37.8	14	21.6	28	11.16	5	0
1975	30.3	19	36	33	24.5	12	10.84	8	0
1974	28.4	37	35.4	43	21.3	36	9.74	14	0
1973	29.5	25	36	33	23.1	21	7.44	49	0
1972	28.8	31	36.1	32	21.6	28	7.79	44	0
1971	26.2	78	33.5	75	19	78	5.45	94	0
1970	23.2	108	30.3	111	16.2	105	3.35	121	0
1969	25.6	86	32.1	96	19.1	77	7.57	48	0
1968	25	92	31.9	97	18.1	87	9.35	19	0
1967	26.9	63	33.3	80	20.4	53	10.55	11	0
1966	28.3	41	35.2	46	21.4	33	8.77	26	0
1965	26.3	75	33.8	70	18.8	79	9.98	13	0
1964	25.3	90	32.8	89	17.8	91	4.50	111	0
1963	18.4	126	26.5	126	10.3	127	5.03	106	0
1962	23.3	107	30.5	108	16	106	7.13	53	0
1961	25.5	88	33.1	83	17.8	91	3.37	120	0
1960	29.1	29	34.9	49	23.2	18	10.74	9	0
1959	21.5	117	29.7	116	13.2	120	9.08	22	0
1958	26.4	72	33.4	78	19.4	70	7.94	39	0
1957	28.1	46	34.8	51	21.4	33	5.47	92	0
1956	26.2	78	33.5	75	18.8	79	4.42	113	0
1955	26.7	67	34.1	64	19.3	74	6.93	56	0
1954	30.7	14	38.5	10	22.9	22	7.00	54	0
1953	30.7	14	37.2	24	24.3	13	5.64	84	0
1952	28.3	41	36.5	28	20.1	55	6.65	65	0
1951	24.5	95	32.5	91	16.5	103	6.47	69	0
1950	29.9	22	38.1	13	21.6	28	13.35	1	0
1949	29.4	26	37.5	21	21.3	36	10.11	12	0
1948	23.4	106	31.5	99	15.3	109	6.15	78	0
1947	26.6	70	34.6	54	18.5	83	7.14	52	0
1946	25.2	91	33.3	80	17.1	96	5.25	101	0
1945	23.5	104	30.4	109	16.6	102	2.77	125	0
1944	28.3	41	35.9	35	20.7	51	2.90	123	0
1943	23.6	103	32.4	94	14.8	112	5.61	86	0
1942	27.5	57	33.8	70	21.2	39	5.66	83	0
1941	27.6	55	34.2	62	21.1	42	4.93	110	0
1938	28.1	46	35.4	43	20.7	51	6.57	67	0
1937	29.4	26	37.7	18	21	45	6.78	60	0
1936	19.5	125	27.8	121	11.2	126	5.01	107	0
1935	26.9	63	33.9	68	20	57	6.47	69	0
1934	28.1	46	36.3	29	19.9	60	2.63	126	0
1933	30.2	20	39.2	7	21.2	39	7.66	46	0
1932	35.3	1	42.8	1	28	1	5.51	91	1
1931	30.8	13	37.3	22	24.3	13	2.49	127	0
1930	27.2	61	34.5	56	19.9	60	8.85	25	0
1929	24.3	97	33.1	83	15.5	108	7.25	51	0
1928					19.4	70	6.26	73	14
1927	27.8	52	34.8	51	20.9	49	4.34	114	0
1926	25.7	85	33.4	78	18.2	85	3.81	118	4
1925	24.9	93	32.5	91	17.3	93	5.22	102	0
1924	28	49	35.7	38	20.2	54	6.80	59	0
1923	26.3	75	33.1	83	19.7	65	3.61	119	8
1922							4.05	115	21
1921	31.6	9	37.8	14	25.4	7	5.59	88	0
1920	21	119	27.8	121	14.2	117	2.86	124	5
1919	31.5	10	37.7	18	25.2	9	6.23	75	0
1918	19.8	124	27.8	121	11.9	125	5.90	80	0
1917	22.7	114	31.5	99	13.9	118	3.34	122	0
1916	26.8	65	34	66	19.6	67	6.46	71	0
1915	26.4	72	33.3	80	19.4	70	5.83	81	0
1914	28.2	45	35.2	46	21.1	42	5.46	93	0
1913	28.4	37	35.9	35	21	45	5.31	99	0
1912	20.2	122	27.7	124	12.9	121	5.05	104	1
1911	26.7	67	33.7	72	19.6	67	6.19	77	0
1910	22	115	30.4	109	13.6	119	8.20	35	0
1909	28.7	32	36.7	26	21.1	42	10.70	10	4
1908	26.3	75	34.2	62	18.1	87	11.13	6	4
1907	26.8	65	34.3	60	19.3	74	7.89	41	0
1906	28.4	37	36.8	25	19.9	60	5.40	97	0
1905							6.25	74	31
1904	16.3	127	25.8	127	6.9	128	9.46	17	0
1903	24.8	94	32.5	91	17	98	9.55	16	0
1902	22.8	112	31.1	103	14.7	113			2
1901	24.4	96	32.4	94	16.3	104	5.01	107	0
1900	26.5	71	34.5	56	18.6	82	9.07	23	2
1899	23.9	101	31.1	103	16.7	100	6.44	72	0
1898	28.6	35	35.6	39	21.6	28	9.68	15	4
1897	27.3	59	34.6	54	19.9	60	7.69	45	0
1896									32
1895	23.1	110	30.7	107	15	111			9
1894	27.3	59	35.2	46	19.4	70			0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	35.3
2024	34.6
1983	33.8
2002	33.6
1998	32.9
2023	32.8
2020	32.2
2012	32.2
1921	31.6
1919	31.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1904	16.3
1963	18.4
1936	19.5
1918	19.8
1978	19.9
1912	20.2
2014	20.4
1977	20.4
1920	21
1979	21.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	13.35
2008	11.76
2018	11.37
1985	11.32
1976	11.16
1908	11.13
2013	10.92
1975	10.84
1960	10.74
1909	10.70

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	2.49
1934	2.63
1945	2.77
1920	2.86
1944	2.90
1917	3.34
1970	3.35
1961	3.37
1923	3.61
1926	3.81

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 18 February 2026
Coldest night: -10°F; 1 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.90 in; 28 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 6.67 in of precipitation in South Bend, IN, the wettest winter since 2024, 64th wettest of 127.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in South Bend, IN: 65°F on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in South Bend, IN: a low of -10°F on Sunday 1 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in South Bend, IN: 1.90 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.