Filion (5 mi NNW), Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Filion (5 mi NNW)'s normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 34.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.4°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 26°C, 866 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFilion (5 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00202804
- Location43.92°N 83.08°W
- Elevation635 ft (194 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Filion (5 mi NNW) is 55°F and the normal low 39°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Filion (5 mi NNW).
- Jan 28° 15°
- Feb 29° 14°
- Mar 39° 23°
- Apr 52° 32°
- May 65° 43°
- Jun 75° 53°
- Jul 79° 57°
- Aug 77° 56°
- Sep 70° 50°
- Oct 58° 41°
- Nov 45° 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 at Filion (5 mi NNW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.76 in), the least in February (1.79 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 15°F | 21.3°F | 2.00 | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 14°F | 21.5°F | 1.79 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 39°F | 23°F | 30.5°F | 1.91 | – | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 32°F | 42.0°F | 3.47 | – | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 54.1°F | 3.38 | – | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 75°F | 53°F | 64.0°F | 3.50 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 57°F | 68.0°F | 3.39 | – | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 77°F | 56°F | 66.7°F | 3.76 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 70°F | 50°F | 60.0°F | 3.16 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 41°F | 49.3°F | 2.93 | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 31°F | 37.9°F | 2.65 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 22°F | 27.7°F | 2.17 | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 36°F | 45.3°F | 34.11 | – | 5 | 151 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −9°C | −5.9°C | 51 mm |
| February | −2°C | −10°C | −5.8°C | 45 mm |
| March | 4°C | −5°C | −0.8°C | 49 mm |
| April | 11°C | 0°C | 5.6°C | 88 mm |
| May | 18°C | 6°C | 12.3°C | 86 mm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 17.8°C | 89 mm |
| July | 26°C | 14°C | 20.0°C | 86 mm |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 96 mm |
| September | 21°C | 10°C | 15.6°C | 80 mm |
| October | 14°C | 5°C | 9.6°C | 74 mm |
| November | 7°C | 0°C | 3.3°C | 67 mm |
| December | 1°C | −5°C | −2.4°C | 55 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Harbor Beach (23 miles away), gets 47 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00202804; 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.
Which months are mildest at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September.
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 USC00202804.
When is the last frost at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
In Filion (5 mi NNW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 8 in half of years and after May 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before September 28 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 81 year in 10 after May 22; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 162 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 187 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 27 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Filion (5 mi NNW) in zone 6a in ZIP code 48445, 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 USC00202804; 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 at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
In a normal year in Filion (5 mi NNW), 5 days a year reach 90°F and 151 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 151a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 64high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00202804.
How sunny is it at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Filion (5 mi NNW), 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Filion (5 mi NNW) record?
A normal year at Filion (5 mi NNW) brings 7,535 heating degree days, 40% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 376 cooling degree days, 59% 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 2,146 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,355 | 0 |
| February | 1,218 | 0 |
| March | 1,070 | 0 |
| April | 691 | 1 |
| May | 360 | 22 |
| June | 107 | 77 |
| July | 38 | 133 |
| August | 50 | 101 |
| September | 186 | 38 |
| October | 492 | 5 |
| November | 813 | 0 |
| December | 1,156 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,535 | 376 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00202804. 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.
Have recent years at Filion (5 mi NNW) been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 50.5°F, 5.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 45.3°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.6°F | +5.3°F | 26.00 |
| 2023 | 50.5°F | +5.2°F | 34.68 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00202804. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Filion (5 mi NNW)'s climate compare?
Filion (5 mi NNW) is warmer than 46 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 60. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.3°F is warmer than 21%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Filion (5 mi NNW) 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 Filion (5 mi NNW) 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.
- Pigeon, MI1,190 people · 11 mi SW
- Elkton, MI782 people · 8 mi SW
- Caseville, MI640 people · 10 mi W
- Bay Port, MI558 people · 15 mi W
- Kinde, MI431 people · 5 mi E
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 Filion (5 mi NNW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Harbor Beach (23 miles away), records 47 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
August, with 3.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.79 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Filion (5 mi NNW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Filion (5 mi NNW) in zone 6a in ZIP code 48445, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Filion (5 mi NNW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 8; in one year in ten it comes after May 22. Waiting until May 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bad Axe, MI9 miles from this station, 46.4°F a year
- Port Austin, MI11 miles from this station, 45.9°F a year
- Port Hope, MI16 miles from this station, 47.1°F a year
- Harbor Beach, MI22 miles from this station, 45.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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