Cheboygan, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cheboygan's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 32.0 inches of precipitation and 88 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.5°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 25°C, 812 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCheboygan
- Station IDUSC00201492
- Location45.65°N 84.47°W
- Elevation588 ft (179 m)
- Population4,831
On October 23, the normal high in Cheboygan is 53°F and the normal low 37°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 Cheboygan.
- Jan 27° 11°
- Feb 29° 10°
- Mar 38° 18°
- Apr 49° 30°
- May 62° 41°
- Jun 72° 52°
- Jul 77° 58°
- Aug 77° 57°
- Sep 70° 50°
- Oct 56° 39°
- Nov 44° 30°
- Dec 33° 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 Cheboygan each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.09 in), the least in February (1.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 11°F | 19.3°F | 1.80 | 24.2 | 16 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| February | 29°F | 10°F | 19.7°F | 1.32 | 18.1 | 12 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 18°F | 27.8°F | 1.76 | 11.6 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 49°F | 30°F | 39.5°F | 2.78 | 4.9 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 62°F | 41°F | 51.5°F | 2.88 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 72°F | 52°F | 61.9°F | 2.89 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 77°F | 58°F | 67.6°F | 3.11 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 57°F | 66.8°F | 3.30 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 70°F | 50°F | 59.5°F | 3.36 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 56°F | 39°F | 47.6°F | 4.09 | 0.5 | 16 | <1 | 6 | 11 h |
| November | 44°F | 30°F | 36.6°F | 2.60 | 6.2 | 15 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 33°F | 21°F | 26.9°F | 2.08 | 22.0 | 15 | <1 | 29 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 35°F | 43.7°F | 31.97 | 87.6 | 153 | 3 | 163 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −11°C | −7.1°C | 46 mm | 61 cm |
| February | −2°C | −12°C | −6.8°C | 34 mm | 46 cm |
| March | 3°C | −8°C | −2.3°C | 45 mm | 29 cm |
| April | 9°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 71 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 22°C | 11°C | 16.6°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 19.3°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 10°C | 15.3°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 4°C | 8.7°C | 104 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7°C | −1°C | 2.6°C | 66 mm | 16 cm |
| December | 1°C | −6°C | −2.8°C | 53 mm | 56 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201492; 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 Cheboygan?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00201492.
When is the last frost in Cheboygan?
In Cheboygan, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 11 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 11 in half of years and before September 24 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 111 year in 10 after May 25; 9 in 10 after April 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 111 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before October 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 152 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 175 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cheboygan in zone 5a in ZIP code 49721, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Cheboygan's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (30 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 Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00201492; 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 Cheboygan?
In a normal year in Cheboygan, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 163 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 153 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 163a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 66high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 153a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 33a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1891) is 104°F, on August 6, 1947; the lowest is −35°F, on February 9, 1934.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1900, with 42.95 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 159.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00201492; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00201492. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Cheboygan?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cheboygan, 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (48%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51% | 1.2 |
| February | 58% | 2.0 |
| March | 67% | 3.4 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 74% | 6.1 |
| July | 79% | 6.1 |
| August | 78% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 3.9 |
| October | 61% | 2.3 |
| November | 53% | 1.3 |
| December | 48% | 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 Cheboygan need?
A normal year in Cheboygan brings 8,024 heating degree days, 49% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 308 cooling degree days, 66% 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 1,935 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,417 | 0 |
| February | 1,270 | 0 |
| March | 1,155 | 0 |
| April | 764 | 0 |
| May | 422 | 5 |
| June | 139 | 45 |
| July | 41 | 120 |
| August | 45 | 100 |
| September | 200 | 35 |
| October | 542 | 3 |
| November | 852 | 0 |
| December | 1,180 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,024 | 308 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201492. 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 Cheboygan been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 44.8°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.7°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.9°F | +2.2°F | 30.73 | 49.8 |
| 2022 | 43.8°F | +0.1°F | 33.98 | 83.0 |
| 2024 | 47.5°F | +3.8°F | 33.71 | 70.6 |
| 2025 | 44.8°F | +1.1°F | 40.25 | 93.0 |
Over 96 complete years from 1894 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.3°F per century (+0.13°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00201492; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cheboygan's climate compare?
Cheboygan is warmer than 32 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 23. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.7°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cheboygan 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.
Questions about Cheboygan's climate
What is the coldest month in Cheboygan?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Cheboygan?
Yes: 88 inches in a normal year, falling on 43 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (24.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cheboygan?
October, with 4.09 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.32 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cheboygan in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cheboygan in zone 5a in ZIP code 49721, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Cheboygan's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Cheboygan?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 11; 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
- Pellston, MI17 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- St Ignace Mackinac Bridge, MI18 miles from this station, 44.2°F a year
- St. Ignace, MI19 miles from this station, 42.4°F a year
- Onaway, MI21 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
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