Lakeville, Indiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lakeville's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 41.9 inches of precipitation and 37 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,063 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLakeville
- Station IDUSC00124782
- Location41.53°N 86.27°W
- Elevation841 ft (256 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population878
On October 23, the normal high in Lakeville is 59°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeville.
- Jan 31° 15°
- Feb 35° 17°
- Mar 46° 26°
- Apr 59° 36°
- May 70° 47°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 80° 58°
- Sep 75° 51°
- Oct 62° 40°
- Nov 48° 30°
- Dec 37° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Lakeville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.72 in), the least in February (2.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 15°F | 23.2°F | 2.65 | 13.1 | 14 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 35°F | 17°F | 26.1°F | 2.49 | 10.7 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 46°F | 26°F | 36.0°F | 2.52 | 3.6 | 12 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 36°F | 47.6°F | 3.71 | 0.6 | 13 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 58.8°F | 4.45 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 57°F | 68.1°F | 4.40 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 61°F | 71.4°F | 4.72 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 80°F | 58°F | 69.4°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 51°F | 62.8°F | 3.51 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 40°F | 51.3°F | 3.53 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 30°F | 39.0°F | 2.99 | 2.7 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 21°F | 29.0°F | 2.54 | 5.8 | 13 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 38°F | 48.5°F | 41.86 | 36.6 | 140 | 7 | 140 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −9°C | −4.9°C | 67 mm | 33 cm |
| February | 2°C | −8°C | −3.3°C | 63 mm | 27 cm |
| March | 8°C | −3°C | 2.2°C | 64 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C | 94 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 11°C | 17.1°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 5°C | 10.7°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9°C | −1°C | 3.9°C | 76 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 3°C | −6°C | −1.7°C | 65 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00124782; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Lakeville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00124782.
When is the last frost in Lakeville?
In Lakeville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 1 in half of years and after May 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 13 in half of years and before September 30 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 11 year in 10 after May 18; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 131 year in 10 before September 30; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 163 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 187 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 21 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lakeville in zone 6a in ZIP code 46536, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Lakeville's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (22 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Indiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00124782; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Lakeville?
In a normal year in Lakeville, 7 days a year reach 90°F, 140 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 140 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 140a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 46high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 140a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 13a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00124782.
How sunny is Lakeville?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lakeville, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56% | 1.6 |
| February | 60% | 2.4 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 76% | 6.1 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 79% | 5.4 |
| September | 78% | 4.4 |
| October | 69% | 2.9 |
| November | 63% | 1.9 |
| December | 56% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Lakeville need?
A normal year in Lakeville brings 6,581 heating degree days, 22% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 620 cooling degree days, 32% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,755 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,297 | 0 |
| February | 1,091 | 0 |
| March | 900 | 1 |
| April | 526 | 4 |
| May | 234 | 42 |
| June | 46 | 139 |
| July | 10 | 207 |
| August | 21 | 155 |
| September | 129 | 64 |
| October | 431 | 8 |
| November | 782 | 0 |
| December | 1,116 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,581 | 620 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00124782. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Lakeville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 49.4°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.5°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.9°F | +1.4°F | – | – |
| 2022 | 48.4°F | −0.1°F | 33.52 | 45.9 |
| 2023 | 50.9°F | +2.4°F | 35.27 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 52.1°F | +3.6°F | 40.10 | 33.1 |
| 2025 | 49.4°F | +0.9°F | 43.27 | 61.2 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00124782. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lakeville's climate compare?
Lakeville is warmer than 1 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Indiana, and wetter than 39. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.5°F is warmer than 34%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lakeville is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Lakeville share this climate record?
7 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Bremen, IN4,603 people · 8 mi SE
- North Liberty, IN1,632 people · 8 mi W
- Gilmer Park, IN929 people · 6 mi N
- Lake of the Woods, IN658 people · 8 mi S
- La Paz, IN463 people · 5 mi S
- Wyatt, IN216 people · 5 mi E
- Teegarden, IN34 people · 7 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Lakeville's climate
What is the coldest month in Lakeville?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Lakeville?
Yes: 37 inches in a normal year, falling on 24 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (13.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Lakeville?
July, with 4.72 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lakeville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lakeville in zone 6a in ZIP code 46536, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Lakeville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Lakeville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 1; in one year in ten it comes after May 18. Waiting until May 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Indiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- South Bend, IN12 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Plymouth, IN14 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Niles, MI22 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Knox, IN24 miles from this station, 49.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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