East Chicago, IN Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in East Chicago actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for East Chicago, IN, the comfort score comes out to 45/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much East Chicago's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in East Chicago run from 23°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 50.7°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
East Chicago, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.49in | 10.2in |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 2.15in | 7.5in |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.65in | 4.9in |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 4.02in | 0.5in |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.57in | 0in |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.91in | 0in |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.73in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.02in | 0in |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.44in | 0in |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.65in | 0.2in |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 3in | 0.9in |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 2.47in | 4in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are East Chicago's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet East Chicago actually gets
Over a typical year, East Chicago sees about 42.1in of precipitation a year across roughly 124 days with measurable rain or snow, with 28.2in of snow a year.
East Chicago against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, East Chicago comes in at 3311; within IN alone it ranks 84 of 126. Population is about 25,768.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Park Forest, IL US, the NOAA station 15.8 miles from East Chicago, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated