Michigan City, IN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAPORTE, IN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Michigan City has an annual average temperature of 50°F with about 42.6 inches of precipitation per year and 65.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.38 in) and February the driest (2.52 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Michigan City
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →44 of 366 (12%) of Michigan City's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 42 | |
| 1900s | 21 | |
| 1940s | 18 | |
| 1950s | 75 | |
| 1960s | 40 | |
| 1970s | 17 | |
| 1980s | 36 | |
| 1990s | 27 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 41 | |
| 2020s | 25 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°F | 17.3°F | 24.2°F | 3.01 in | 23.0 in | 17 |
| February | 35.1°F | 20.3°F | 27.7°F | 2.52 in | 16.0 in | 13 |
| March | 46.0°F | 28.7°F | 37.4°F | 2.70 in | 7.1 in | 13 |
| April | 58.8°F | 39.3°F | 49.0°F | 3.77 in | 1.1 in | 13 |
| May | 70.0°F | 50.0°F | 60.0°F | 4.33 in | — | 13 |
| June | 78.9°F | 59.7°F | 69.3°F | 4.38 in | — | 11 |
| July | 82.1°F | 64.0°F | 73.1°F | 4.04 in | — | 10 |
| August | 80.3°F | 62.8°F | 71.5°F | 4.22 in | — | 10 |
| September | 74.4°F | 55.2°F | 64.8°F | 3.38 in | — | 10 |
| October | 62.0°F | 43.9°F | 53.0°F | 4.11 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| November | 47.7°F | 32.9°F | 40.3°F | 3.24 in | 4.0 in | 13 |
| December | 36.2°F | 23.5°F | 29.9°F | 2.85 in | 13.8 in | 15 |
Climate twins of Michigan City
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