Essexville, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Essexville's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 33.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.8°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 28°C, 841 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEssexville
- Station IDUSC00202631
- Location43.62°N 83.84°W
- Elevation588 ft (179 m)
- Population3,302
On October 23, the normal high in Essexville is 57°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 32%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Essexville.
- Jan 30° 16°
- Feb 32° 17°
- Mar 42° 24°
- Apr 55° 35°
- May 68° 48°
- Jun 78° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 60°
- Sep 74° 52°
- Oct 60° 41°
- Nov 47° 31°
- Dec 35° 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 Essexville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.84 in), the least in January (1.67 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 16°F | 22.7°F | 1.67 | 10 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 32°F | 17°F | 24.4°F | 1.67 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 42°F | 24°F | 32.8°F | 1.88 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 35°F | 44.6°F | 3.58 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 57.9°F | 3.37 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 78°F | 58°F | 68.0°F | 3.55 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 62°F | 71.9°F | 2.88 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 80°F | 60°F | 69.8°F | 3.84 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 52°F | 62.7°F | 3.21 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 41°F | 50.5°F | 2.97 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 31°F | 38.8°F | 2.42 | 9 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 35°F | 23°F | 29.0°F | 2.08 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 39°F | 47.8°F | 33.12 | 111 | 11 | 139 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −9°C | −5.2°C | 42 mm |
| February | 0°C | −9°C | −4.2°C | 42 mm |
| March | 5°C | −4°C | 0.4°C | 48 mm |
| April | 13°C | 2°C | 7.0°C | 91 mm |
| May | 20°C | 9°C | 14.4°C | 86 mm |
| June | 25°C | 15°C | 20.0°C | 90 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.2°C | 73 mm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 98 mm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 17.1°C | 82 mm |
| October | 16°C | 5°C | 10.3°C | 75 mm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.8°C | 61 mm |
| December | 2°C | −5°C | −1.7°C | 53 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Saginaw (13 miles away), gets 49 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00202631; 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 Essexville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00202631.
When is the last frost in Essexville?
In Essexville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 5 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
- April 271 year in 10 after May 11; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 173 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 197 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Essexville in zone 6a in ZIP code 48732, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00202631; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Essexville?
In a normal year in Essexville, 11 days a year reach 90°F, 139 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 111 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 139a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 55high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 111a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00202631.
How sunny is Essexville?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Essexville, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (53%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 55% | 1.4 |
| February | 60% | 2.3 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 65% | 2.6 |
| November | 61% | 1.6 |
| December | 53% | 1.1 |
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 Essexville need?
A normal year in Essexville brings 6,886 heating degree days, 28% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 641 cooling degree days, 29% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,675 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,311 | 0 |
| February | 1,135 | 0 |
| March | 998 | 0 |
| April | 614 | 3 |
| May | 261 | 39 |
| June | 53 | 144 |
| July | 7 | 220 |
| August | 19 | 167 |
| September | 130 | 59 |
| October | 459 | 8 |
| November | 785 | 0 |
| December | 1,116 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,886 | 641 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00202631. 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.
How does Essexville's climate compare?
Essexville is warmer than 94 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 38. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.8°F is warmer than 31%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Essexville is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Essexville share this climate record?
2 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.
- Bay City, MI32,086 people · 3 mi SW
- Robin Glen-Indiantown, MI545 people · 11 mi S
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 Essexville's climate
What is the coldest month in Essexville?
January, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Essexville?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Essexville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Saginaw (13 miles away), records 49 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Essexville?
August, with 3.84 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.67 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Essexville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Essexville in zone 6a in ZIP code 48732, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Essexville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 11. Waiting until May 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Auburn, MI9 miles from this station, 47.1°F a year
- Saginaw, MI13 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Midland, MI18 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Frankenmuth, MI22 miles from this station, 46.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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