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Weather in Chain-O-Lakes, IN · National Weather Service + NOAA

Chain-O-Lakes is snow country

Chain-O-Lakes has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 48°, and nights fall to 32°.

Winter 35°/20°Spring 59°/38°Summer 81°/60°Fall 62°/42°
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Sunrise 7:26 am · sunset 5:32 pm

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What stands out about Chain-O-Lakes’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 65 inches a winter, more than 1,957 of 1,972 Indiana towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 83°, cooler than 1,805 of 1,978 Indiana towns.A short growing season170 frost-free days, from May 1 to Oct 19.
A normal year

Where today sits in Chain-O-Lakes’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
35° / 20°
20 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
59° / 38°
Last frost around May 1
Summer
81° / 60°
14 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
62° / 42°
First frost around Oct 19
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 19). Last frost next spring: May 1
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Chain-O-Lakes get?About 65 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 4.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Chain-O-Lakes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at South Bend Michiana Rgnl Airport, IN (4 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.