East Jordan, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
East Jordan's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 32.8 inches of precipitation and 122 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.9°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 28°C, 834 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEast Jordan
- Station IDUSC00202381
- Location45.15°N 85.13°W
- Elevation587 ft (179 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population2,243
On October 14, the normal high in East Jordan is 61°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 46%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for East Jordan.
- Jan 30° 15°
- Feb 33° 14°
- Mar 43° 21°
- Apr 56° 31°
- May 70° 41°
- Jun 79° 51°
- Jul 83° 55°
- Aug 81° 54°
- Sep 74° 48°
- Oct 60° 38°
- Nov 47° 30°
- Dec 35° 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 East Jordan each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.37 in), the least in February (1.34 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 15°F | 22.7°F | 2.04 | 37.4 | 17 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 33°F | 14°F | 23.6°F | 1.34 | 23.1 | 12 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 43°F | 21°F | 32.0°F | 1.54 | 11.0 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 31°F | 43.6°F | 2.52 | 4.6 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 70°F | 41°F | 55.7°F | 2.98 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 79°F | 51°F | 65.0°F | 3.15 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 83°F | 55°F | 68.9°F | 2.90 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 81°F | 54°F | 67.4°F | 3.26 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 74°F | 48°F | 60.6°F | 3.74 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 60°F | 38°F | 49.4°F | 4.37 | 0.7 | 15 | <1 | 8 | 11 h |
| November | 47°F | 30°F | 38.4°F | 2.76 | 10.0 | 15 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 35°F | 22°F | 28.8°F | 2.24 | 35.4 | 16 | <1 | 28 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 35°F | 46.3°F | 32.84 | 122.2 | 149 | 12 | 162 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −9°C | −5.2°C | 52 mm | 95 cm |
| February | 0°C | −10°C | −4.7°C | 34 mm | 59 cm |
| March | 6°C | −6°C | 0.0°C | 39 mm | 28 cm |
| April | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 64 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 21°C | 5°C | 13.2°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 10°C | 18.3°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 13°C | 20.5°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 12°C | 19.7°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 4°C | 9.7°C | 111 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.6°C | 70 mm | 25 cm |
| December | 2°C | −5°C | −1.8°C | 57 mm | 90 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00202381; 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 East Jordan?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July 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 USC00202381.
When is the last frost in East Jordan?
In East Jordan, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 23 in half of years and after June 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 17 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 231 year in 10 after June 6; 9 in 10 after May 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 17; 9 in 10 before October 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 131 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 8 in half of springs and before October 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Jordan in zone 5b in ZIP code 49727, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, East Jordan's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −15°F (23 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 USC00202381; 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 East Jordan?
In a normal year in East Jordan, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 162 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 149 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 162a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 52high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 149a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 39a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1926) is 103°F, on July 13, 1936; the lowest is −41°F, on February 17, 1979.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1995, with 41.18 in; the snowiest season is 2008–09, with 183.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00202381; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00202381. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is East Jordan?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around East Jordan, 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 East Jordan need?
A normal year in East Jordan brings 7,202 heating degree days, 34% 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 2,288 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,310 | 0 |
| February | 1,161 | 0 |
| March | 1,023 | 0 |
| April | 644 | 2 |
| May | 316 | 27 |
| June | 91 | 91 |
| July | 30 | 151 |
| August | 42 | 115 |
| September | 177 | 44 |
| October | 490 | 5 |
| November | 798 | 0 |
| December | 1,121 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,202 | 436 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00202381. 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 East Jordan been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 45.9°F, 0.4°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 46.3°F. 0 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.2°F | −0.1°F | 28.66 | 75.0 |
| 2022 | 43.8°F | −2.5°F | 34.64 | 135.8 |
| 2023 | 45.9°F | −0.4°F | 31.70 | 71.1 |
Over 63 complete years from 1929 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.2°F per century (+0.18°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00202381; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does East Jordan's climate compare?
East Jordan is warmer than 59 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 32. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.3°F is warmer than 25%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, East Jordan 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 East Jordan share this climate record?
5 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.
- Bellaire, MI1,045 people · 13 mi S
- Central Lake, MI979 people · 9 mi SW
- Advance, MI372 people · 5 mi NE
- Eastport, MI369 people · 11 mi W
- Ellsworth, MI363 people · 5 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do East Jordan's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near East Jordan. This page uses East Jordan; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jordan (2 mi NW) USC00202382 | 3 mi N | 646 ft | 43.3°F | 12°F | 78°F | 35.8 | – | May 16 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about East Jordan's climate
What is the coldest month in East Jordan?
January, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in East Jordan?
Yes: 122 inches in a normal year, falling on 52 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (37.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in East Jordan?
October, with 4.37 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.34 in.
What plant hardiness zone is East Jordan in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts East Jordan in zone 5b in ZIP code 49727, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at East Jordan's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −15°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in East Jordan?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 23; in one year in ten it comes after June 6. Waiting until June 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Boyne Falls, MI11 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Charlevoix, MI13 miles from this station, 45.5°F a year
- Petoskey, MI17 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Gaylord, MI23 miles from this station, 42.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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