Cross Village, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cross Village's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 74°F July afternoons, with 33.2 inches of precipitation and 80 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.4°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 23°C, 843 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCross Village (1 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00201896
- Location45.64°N 85.01°W
- Elevation721 ft (220 m)
- Population (census place)51
On October 23, the normal high in Cross Village is 52°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 50%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cross Village.
- Jan 27° 13°
- Feb 28° 12°
- Mar 37° 19°
- Apr 49° 30°
- May 62° 41°
- Jun 70° 51°
- Jul 74° 57°
- Aug 74° 57°
- Sep 67° 51°
- Oct 55° 41°
- Nov 43° 31°
- Dec 33° 22°
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 Cross Village each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 74°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.39 in), the least in February (1.23 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 13°F | 19.9°F | 1.79 | 20.9 | 13 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| February | 28°F | 12°F | 20.1°F | 1.23 | 16.9 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 37°F | 19°F | 28.3°F | 1.90 | 9.7 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 49°F | 30°F | 39.7°F | 2.90 | 5.7 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 62°F | 41°F | 51.7°F | 3.04 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 70°F | 51°F | 60.8°F | 3.20 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 74°F | 57°F | 65.6°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 74°F | 57°F | 65.4°F | 3.00 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 67°F | 51°F | 58.8°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 41°F | 47.6°F | 4.39 | 0.1 | 16 | <1 | 4 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 31°F | 37.1°F | 2.92 | 5.9 | 13 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 33°F | 22°F | 27.4°F | 2.23 | 20.2 | 13 | <1 | 28 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 36°F | 43.5°F | 33.20 | 79.5 | 141 | <1 | 160 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −10°C | −6.7°C | 45 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −2°C | −11°C | −6.6°C | 31 mm | 43 cm |
| March | 3°C | −7°C | −2.1°C | 48 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 10°C | −1°C | 4.3°C | 74 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17°C | 5°C | 10.9°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 21°C | 11°C | 16.0°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23°C | 14°C | 18.7°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23°C | 14°C | 18.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19°C | 10°C | 14.9°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 5°C | 8.7°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 6°C | 0°C | 2.8°C | 74 mm | 15 cm |
| December | 0°C | −5°C | −2.6°C | 57 mm | 51 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201896; 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 Cross Village?
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 USC00201896.
When is the last frost in Cross Village?
In Cross Village, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after May 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 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 151 year in 10 after May 30; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before September 30; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 152 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 178 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cross Village in zone 5b in ZIP code 49740, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Cross Village's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (19 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 USC00201896; 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 Cross Village?
In a normal year in Cross Village, a 90°F day is rare, 160 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 141 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 160a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 68high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 141a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 25a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1969) is 95°F, on July 8, 1988; the lowest is −29°F, on February 2, 1976.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2020, with 38.72 in; the snowiest season is 1958–59, with 116.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00201896; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00201896. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Cross Village?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cross Village, 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 Cross Village need?
A normal year in Cross Village brings 7,998 heating degree days, 49% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 218 cooling degree days, 76% 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 1,809 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,397 | 0 |
| February | 1,256 | 0 |
| March | 1,138 | 0 |
| April | 759 | 0 |
| May | 419 | 8 |
| June | 159 | 35 |
| July | 59 | 78 |
| August | 59 | 70 |
| September | 211 | 25 |
| October | 542 | 2 |
| November | 836 | 0 |
| December | 1,164 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,998 | 218 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201896. 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 Cross Village been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 46.0°F, 2.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.5°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.0°F | +2.5°F | 30.98 | 37.2 |
Over 37 complete years from 1969 to 2021, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 7.7°F per century (+0.43°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00201896; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cross Village's climate compare?
Cross Village is warmer than 30 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 40. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.5°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cross Village 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 Cross Village's climate
What is the coldest month in Cross Village?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (74°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Cross Village?
Yes: 80 inches in a normal year, falling on 48 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (20.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cross Village?
October, with 4.39 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.23 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cross Village in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cross Village in zone 5b in ZIP code 49740, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Cross Village's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Cross Village?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 30. Waiting until May 30 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, MI12 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- Petoskey, MI19 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- St Ignace Mackinac Bridge, MI20 miles from this station, 44.2°F a year
- St. Ignace, MI21 miles from this station, 42.4°F a year
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