Kalamazoo Battle CK, MI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Kalamazoo Battle CK's primary NOAA station, KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP.
The climate verdict for Kalamazoo Battle CK
Kalamazoo Battle CK, Michigan has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 50°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 50°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 33.2"
- annual precipitation
- 173 days
- frost-free growing season
Kalamazoo Battle CK: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00094815 · Kalamazoo Battle CK, MI 50°F mean · 33.2" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-COOL #2,607
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Knox Wwtp
- PRCP-MID 33.2"
- SWING-WIDE 48°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,326 HDD
- STN-1 USW00094815
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Knox Wwtp, IN (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI station list.
- Kalamazoo Battl… (this station) 50°F
- Hot Knox Wwtp, IN 50°F
- Cold Adrian, MI 49°F
- Near Westfield Barnes, MA 49°F
- Near Albany, NY 49°F
Climate Living Index · Kalamazoo Battle CK
Kalamazoo Battle CK: 55/100 · grade C
Kalamazoo Battle CK publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Kalamazoo Battle CK, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 33.2 in · 1.8 from 35 in | 92/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 136 calendar days | 55/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 173 days/year | 44/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 49.5°F · 18.0° from 67.5°F | 38/100 · F |
Kalamazoo Battle CK · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Kalamazoo Battle CK is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 24.8°F and warmest-month mean 72.6°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 72.6°F
- Coldest month
- 24.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Kalamazoo Battle CK sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Kalamazoo Battle CK's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 38th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 45th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 72%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Kalamazoo Battle CK is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Kalamazoo Battle CK compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Kalamazoo Battle CK's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F (0°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.7" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 35°F (2°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.3" | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 46°F (8°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.0" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.1" | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 3.7" | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| June | 80°F (26°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 3.2" | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 3.7" | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 2.5" | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 1.7" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 136 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 17°F near January 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 31, then returns to freezing around November 17, covering 136 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 13, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 11 at 33%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 140 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Kalamazoo Battle CK.
Where Kalamazoo Battle CK Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Kalamazoo Battle CK earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
11.5 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
Kalamazoo Battle CK spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 14%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Kalamazoo Battle CK has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 47.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 3.7" and February 1.3". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Kalamazoo Battle CK's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 140 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 33.2" between them, or roughly 0.24 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 18
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
173 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,326
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
710
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MI closest to Kalamazoo Battle CK on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (50°F here).
- Ankeny, IA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Bartlett, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbia City, IN 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Galva, IL 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (33.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Kingman, KS 33.2" · 0.0" off
- Frankfort, KS 33.2" · 0.0" off
- Sidney, IA 33.3" · 0.0" off
- Gretna, NE 33.2" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Kalamazoo Battle CK's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Kalamazoo Battle CK's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,326 annual heating degree days against 710 for cooling. Its 47.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Kalamazoo Battle CK's frost-free season lasts about 173 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Kalamazoo Battle CK's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 47.8°F. The annual average is 50°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Kalamazoo Battle CK's 33.2 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Kalamazoo Battle CK's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Kalamazoo Battle CK, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Kalamazoo Battle CK's primary station: KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP (USW00094815). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Kalamazoo Battle CK; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Kalamazoo Battle CK comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.