Goodrich, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Goodrich's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 32.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.6°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 28°C, 818 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGoodrich
- Station IDUSC00203278
- Location42.92°N 83.51°W
- Elevation910 ft (277 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population2,016
On October 23, the normal high in Goodrich is 57°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 41%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Goodrich.
- Jan 30° 15°
- Feb 33° 16°
- Mar 44° 24°
- Apr 56° 34°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 78° 56°
- Jul 82° 59°
- Aug 80° 58°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 60° 40°
- Nov 47° 31°
- 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 Goodrich each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.71 in), the least in February (1.48 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 15°F | 22.7°F | 2.15 | 13 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 33°F | 16°F | 24.7°F | 1.48 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 44°F | 24°F | 33.6°F | 1.98 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 34°F | 45.3°F | 2.97 | 12 | <1 | 14 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 57.3°F | 3.71 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 78°F | 56°F | 66.7°F | 3.08 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 3.69 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 80°F | 58°F | 69.2°F | 3.24 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 51°F | 62.2°F | 2.99 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 40°F | 50.2°F | 2.67 | 14 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 31°F | 38.7°F | 2.32 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 35°F | 22°F | 28.7°F | 1.92 | 13 | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 38°F | 47.5°F | 32.20 | 137 | 12 | 149 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −9°C | −5.2°C | 55 mm |
| February | 1°C | −9°C | −4.1°C | 38 mm |
| March | 6°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 50 mm |
| April | 14°C | 1°C | 7.4°C | 75 mm |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 14.1°C | 94 mm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 78 mm |
| July | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 94 mm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 82 mm |
| September | 23°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 76 mm |
| October | 16°C | 5°C | 10.1°C | 68 mm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.7°C | 59 mm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −1.8°C | 49 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Flint (13 miles away), gets 52 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203278; 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 Goodrich?
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 USC00203278.
When is the last frost in Goodrich?
In Goodrich, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 1 in half of years and after May 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 14 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 11 year in 10 after May 18; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before September 30; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 164 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 187 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goodrich in zone 6a in ZIP code 48438, 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 USC00203278; 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 Goodrich?
In a normal year in Goodrich, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 149 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 137 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
- 149a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 50high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 137a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00203278.
How sunny is Goodrich?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Goodrich, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (54%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.6 |
| February | 62% | 2.4 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 68% | 4.7 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.3 |
| October | 68% | 2.8 |
| November | 63% | 1.8 |
| December | 54% | 1.2 |
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 Goodrich need?
A normal year in Goodrich brings 6,900 heating degree days, 28% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 544 cooling degree days, 40% 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 2,561 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,311 | 0 |
| February | 1,128 | 0 |
| March | 976 | 1 |
| April | 592 | 1 |
| May | 268 | 30 |
| June | 60 | 109 |
| July | 19 | 183 |
| August | 23 | 153 |
| September | 144 | 60 |
| October | 465 | 6 |
| November | 788 | 0 |
| December | 1,127 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,900 | 544 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203278. 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 Goodrich been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 47.7°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 47.5°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.6°F | +2.1°F | 34.32 |
| 2022 | 47.7°F | +0.2°F | 22.93 |
| 2023 | 49.6°F | +2.1°F | 34.96 |
| 2024 | 50.9°F | +3.4°F | 33.50 |
| 2025 | 47.7°F | +0.2°F | 28.52 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00203278. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Goodrich's climate compare?
Goodrich is warmer than 84 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.5°F is warmer than 30%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Goodrich 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 Goodrich 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.
- Grand Blanc, MI7,924 people · 6 mi W
- Ortonville, MI1,351 people · 6 mi SE
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 Goodrich's climate
What is the coldest month in Goodrich?
January, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Goodrich?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Goodrich's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Flint (13 miles away), records 52 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Goodrich?
May, with 3.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.48 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Goodrich in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Goodrich in zone 6a in ZIP code 48438, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Goodrich?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 1; in one year in ten it comes after May 18. Waiting until May 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Burton, MI11 miles from this station, 47.2°F a year
- Flint, MI12 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Lapeer, MI14 miles from this station, 47.4°F a year
- White Lake (4 mi E), MI15 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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