Beulah, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Beulah's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 36.2 inches of precipitation and 92 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.1°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 26°C, 918 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBeulah (7 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSC00200758
- Location44.53°N 86.13°W
- Elevation773 ft (236 m)
- Population310
On October 23, the normal high in Beulah is 55°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 53%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Beulah.
- Jan 29° 17°
- Feb 31° 17°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 54° 33°
- May 66° 44°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 80° 59°
- Aug 78° 58°
- Sep 71° 52°
- Oct 58° 41°
- Nov 45° 32°
- Dec 34° 23°
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 Beulah each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.55 in), the least in February (1.75 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 17°F | 23.2°F | 2.47 | 26.8 | 19 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 31°F | 17°F | 24.3°F | 1.75 | 20.2 | 14 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 42°F | 23°F | 32.4°F | 2.14 | 11.2 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 33°F | 43.5°F | 3.47 | 3.5 | 12 | <1 | 15 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 55.3°F | 3.16 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 76°F | 54°F | 64.6°F | 3.26 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 80°F | 59°F | 69.2°F | 2.98 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 78°F | 58°F | 68.0°F | 3.43 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 52°F | 61.5°F | 3.50 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 41°F | 49.7°F | 4.55 | 0.1 | 16 | <1 | 3 | 11 h |
| November | 45°F | 32°F | 38.2°F | 3.09 | 7.7 | 15 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 34°F | 23°F | 28.4°F | 2.36 | 22.9 | 17 | <1 | 27 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 38°F | 46.5°F | 36.16 | 92.4 | 161 | 4 | 146 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −8°C | −4.9°C | 63 mm | 68 cm |
| February | 0°C | −8°C | −4.3°C | 44 mm | 51 cm |
| March | 5°C | −5°C | 0.2°C | 54 mm | 28 cm |
| April | 12°C | 1°C | 6.4°C | 88 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 12.9°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 14°C | 20.0°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 11°C | 16.4°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 5°C | 9.8°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 7°C | 0°C | 3.4°C | 78 mm | 20 cm |
| December | 1°C | −5°C | −2.0°C | 60 mm | 58 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00200758; 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 Beulah?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00200758.
When is the last frost in Beulah?
In Beulah, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 4 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 71 year in 10 after May 25; 9 in 10 after April 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before November 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 163 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 191 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 24 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beulah in zone 6b in ZIP code 49616, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Beulah's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00200758; 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 Beulah?
In a normal year in Beulah, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 146 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 161 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 146a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 59high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 161a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 29a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 2000) is 95°F, on July 3, 2012; the lowest is −10°F, on February 20, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 44.15 in; the snowiest season is 2013–14, with 139.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00200758; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00200758. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Beulah?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Beulah, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (46%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 48% | 1.1 |
| February | 56% | 2.0 |
| March | 65% | 3.4 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.0 |
| October | 63% | 2.4 |
| November | 55% | 1.4 |
| December | 46% | 0.9 |
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 Beulah need?
A normal year in Beulah brings 7,134 heating degree days, 33% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 436 cooling degree days, 52% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,321 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,297 | 0 |
| February | 1,138 | 0 |
| March | 1,012 | 1 |
| April | 647 | 1 |
| May | 319 | 19 |
| June | 89 | 77 |
| July | 27 | 156 |
| August | 31 | 124 |
| September | 156 | 51 |
| October | 480 | 6 |
| November | 804 | 0 |
| December | 1,133 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,134 | 436 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00200758. 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 Beulah been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 46.1°F, 0.4°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 46.5°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.4°F | +1.9°F | 30.60 | 58.9 |
| 2022 | 46.4°F | −0.1°F | 39.14 | 76.4 |
| 2023 | 48.8°F | +2.3°F | 29.99 | 48.1 |
| 2024 | 49.4°F | +2.9°F | 31.28 | 62.9 |
| 2025 | 46.1°F | −0.4°F | 36.58 | 104.6 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00200758. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Beulah's climate compare?
Beulah is warmer than 64 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 98. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.5°F is warmer than 25%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Beulah 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 Beulah share this climate record?
6 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.
- Thompsonville, MI489 people · 10 mi E
- Bear Lake, MI327 people · 8 mi S
- Copemish, MI196 people · 11 mi E
- Arcadia, MI123 people · 6 mi SW
- Crystal Mountain, MI120 people · 6 mi E
- Nessen City, MI115 people · 13 mi E
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 Beulah's climate
What is the coldest month in Beulah?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Beulah?
Yes: 92 inches in a normal year, falling on 63 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (26.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Beulah?
October, with 4.55 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.75 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Beulah in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Beulah in zone 6b in ZIP code 49616, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Beulah's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Beulah?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 25. Waiting until May 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Frankfort, MI9 miles from this station, 46.5°F a year
- Wellston, MI22 miles from this station, 44.2°F a year
- Manistee, MI24 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Maple City, MI27 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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