Central Michigan Univ, MI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Central Michigan Univ's primary NOAA station, CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV.
The climate verdict for Central Michigan Univ
Central Michigan Univ, Michigan has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 48°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 48°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 35.5"
- yearly precipitation total
- 173 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Central Michigan Univ: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00205662 · Central Michigan Univ, MI 48°F mean · 35.5" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,127
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Paw Paw
- PRCP-MID 35.5"
- SWING-WIDE 50°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,899 HDD
- STN-1 USC00205662
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Paw Paw, IL (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI station list.
- Central Michiga… (this station) 48°F
- Hot Whitehall, NY 48°F
- Near Paw Paw, IL 48°F
- Near Vernal Municipal, UT 48°F
- Near Essexville, MI 48°F
Climate Living Index · Central Michigan Univ
Central Michigan Univ: 51/100 · grade D
Central Michigan Univ publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Central Michigan Univ, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 35.5 in · 0.5 from 35 in | 95/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 151 calendar days | 46/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 173 days/year | 44/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 47.8°F · 19.7° from 67.5°F | 31/100 · F |
Central Michigan Univ · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Central Michigan Univ is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 22.7°F and warmest-month mean 72.2°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 72.2°F
- Coldest month
- 22.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Central Michigan Univ sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Central Michigan Univ's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 31st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 49th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 79%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Central Michigan Univ is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Central Michigan Univ compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Central Michigan Univ's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Central Michigan Univ's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 69 complete annual observations from 1896 to 2021, CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Central Michigan Univ primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F (-1°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 2.1" | 29.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 32°F (0°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 1.7" | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 1.9" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 3.6" | 13.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (21°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.7" | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| June | 80°F (26°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.2" | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| August | 82°F (28°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 2.8" | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| October | 60°F (16°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.5" | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 46°F (8°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 2.8" | 17.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 35°F (2°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 2.4" | 27.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 84°F around July 10, short of 90°F on every date, while 151 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near January 27.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 10, then returns to freezing around November 12, covering 151 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
May 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Central Michigan Univ.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Central Michigan Univ spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 17%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Central Michigan Univ has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 49.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 3.9" and February 1.7". The three wettest months together take 32% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
173 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,899
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
661
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MI closest to Central Michigan Univ on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Alliance, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Broadwater, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Chugwater, WY 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Colo, IA 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (35.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Northwood, IA 35.5" · 0.0" off
- Owatonna, MN 35.5" · 0.0" off
- Faribault, MN 35.5" · 0.0" off
- Arlington, WI 35.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Central Michigan Univ's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Central Michigan Univ's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,899 annual heating degree days against 661 for cooling. Its 49.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Central Michigan Univ's frost-free season lasts about 173 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Central Michigan Univ's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 49.5°F. The annual average is 48°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Central Michigan Univ's 35.5 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Central Michigan Univ's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Central Michigan Univ, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Central Michigan Univ's primary station: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV (USC00205662). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Central Michigan Univ; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Central Michigan Univ comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.