Kent City, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kent City's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 38.5 inches of precipitation and 48 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.4°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 29°C, 979 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKent City (2 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00204320
- Location43.20°N 85.77°W
- Elevation840 ft (256 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population1,377
On October 23, the normal high in Kent City is 59°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 39%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kent City.
- Jan 32° 14°
- Feb 35° 14°
- Mar 45° 22°
- Apr 58° 32°
- May 70° 44°
- Jun 79° 53°
- Jul 83° 57°
- Aug 81° 56°
- Sep 75° 48°
- Oct 62° 38°
- Nov 47° 29°
- Dec 36° 21°
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 Kent City each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.17 in), the least in February (1.84 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 14°F | 22.7°F | 2.65 | 13.9 | 14 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 35°F | 14°F | 24.5°F | 1.84 | 7.7 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 45°F | 22°F | 33.6°F | 2.59 | 5.7 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 32°F | 45.0°F | 3.82 | 1.2 | 13 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 56.7°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 79°F | 53°F | 66.3°F | 3.84 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 83°F | 57°F | 70.1°F | 3.19 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 81°F | 56°F | 68.5°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 75°F | 48°F | 61.4°F | 3.08 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 38°F | 49.9°F | 4.06 | 0.3 | 12 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 29°F | 37.9°F | 3.46 | 4.2 | 12 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 36°F | 21°F | 28.6°F | 2.50 | 15.0 | 13 | <1 | 29 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 36°F | 47.1°F | 38.53 | 48.0 | 138 | 16 | 167 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −10°C | −5.2°C | 67 mm | 35 cm |
| February | 2°C | −10°C | −4.2°C | 47 mm | 20 cm |
| March | 7°C | −6°C | 0.9°C | 66 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 14°C | 0°C | 7.2°C | 97 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 21°C | 7°C | 13.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 14°C | 21.2°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 13°C | 20.3°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 9°C | 16.3°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 3°C | 9.9°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 8°C | −2°C | 3.3°C | 88 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −1.9°C | 64 mm | 38 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00204320; 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 Kent City?
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 (9).
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 USC00204320.
When is the last frost in Kent City?
In Kent City, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 14 in half of years and after May 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 14 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 141 year in 10 after May 31; 9 in 10 after April 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 135 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 2 in half of springs and before October 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kent City in zone 6a in ZIP code 49330, 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 USC00204320; 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 Kent City?
In a normal year in Kent City, 16 days a year reach 90°F, 167 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 138 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 167a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 44high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 138a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 24a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00204320.
How sunny is Kent City?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kent City, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (50%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52% | 1.4 |
| February | 59% | 2.3 |
| March | 67% | 3.6 |
| April | 68% | 4.7 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 64% | 2.6 |
| November | 59% | 1.6 |
| December | 50% | 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 Kent City need?
A normal year in Kent City brings 6,994 heating degree days, 30% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 494 cooling degree days, 46% 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 2,454 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,311 | 0 |
| February | 1,135 | 0 |
| March | 976 | 1 |
| April | 602 | 1 |
| May | 283 | 24 |
| June | 62 | 101 |
| July | 16 | 174 |
| August | 32 | 139 |
| September | 158 | 50 |
| October | 474 | 5 |
| November | 814 | 0 |
| December | 1,130 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,994 | 494 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00204320. 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 Kent City's climate compare?
Kent City is warmer than 75 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 111. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.1°F is warmer than 28%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kent City 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 Kent City share this climate record?
9 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.
- Rockford, MI6,291 people · 12 mi E
- Coopersville, MI4,856 people · 12 mi SW
- Sparta, MI4,323 people · 4 mi SE
- Cedar Springs, MI3,749 people · 11 mi E
- Ravenna, MI1,401 people · 9 mi W
- Lamont, MI1,078 people · 14 mi SW
- Grant, MI987 people · 10 mi N
- Sand Lake, MI480 people · 14 mi NE
- Casnovia, MI321 people · 2 mi N
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 Kent City's climate
What is the coldest month in Kent City?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Kent City?
Yes: 48 inches in a normal year, falling on 24 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (15.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Kent City?
May, with 4.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.84 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kent City in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kent City in zone 6a in ZIP code 49330, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Kent City?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 14; in one year in ten it comes after May 31. Waiting until May 31 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- East Grand Rapids, MI20 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Fremont, MI21 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Muskegon, MI24 miles from this station, 49.4°F a year
- Grand Haven, MI24 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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