Lupton, Michigan climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lupton's normal year runs from 10°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 33.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.5°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 27°C, 849 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLupton (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00204967
- Location44.42°N 84.02°W
- Elevation908 ft (277 m)
- Population (census place)283
On October 23, the normal high in Lupton is 54°F and the normal low 33°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lupton.
- Jan 27° 10°
- Feb 31° 9°
- Mar 41° 17°
- Apr 54° 29°
- May 68° 40°
- Jun 77° 50°
- Jul 81° 54°
- Aug 79° 52°
- Sep 72° 45°
- Oct 58° 35°
- Nov 44° 26°
- Dec 33° 18°
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 Lupton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 10°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.80 in), the least in February (1.58 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 10°F | 18.5°F | 1.83 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 31°F | 9°F | 19.9°F | 1.58 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 41°F | 17°F | 29.1°F | 1.94 | – | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 29°F | 41.7°F | 3.11 | – | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 53.9°F | 3.49 | – | 1 | 8 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 77°F | 50°F | 63.2°F | 3.80 | – | 2 | 1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 81°F | 54°F | 67.4°F | 3.52 | – | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 79°F | 52°F | 65.7°F | 3.33 | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 72°F | 45°F | 58.3°F | 2.90 | – | 1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 35°F | 46.3°F | 3.28 | – | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 44°F | 26°F | 35.1°F | 2.49 | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 18°F | 25.1°F | 2.14 | – | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 32°F | 43.7°F | 33.41 | – | 9 | 190 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −12°C | −7.5°C | 46 mm |
| February | −1°C | −13°C | −6.7°C | 40 mm |
| March | 5°C | −8°C | −1.6°C | 49 mm |
| April | 12°C | −2°C | 5.4°C | 79 mm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 89 mm |
| June | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C | 97 mm |
| July | 27°C | 12°C | 19.7°C | 89 mm |
| August | 26°C | 11°C | 18.7°C | 85 mm |
| September | 22°C | 7°C | 14.6°C | 74 mm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C | 83 mm |
| November | 7°C | −3°C | 1.7°C | 63 mm |
| December | 0°C | −8°C | −3.8°C | 54 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, West Branch (14 miles away), gets 53 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00204967; 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 Lupton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, 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 USC00204967.
When is the last frost in Lupton?
In Lupton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 15 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 211 year in 10 after June 5; 9 in 10 after May 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 15; 9 in 10 before October 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 129 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 155 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 7 in half of springs and before October 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lupton in zone 5a in ZIP code 48635, 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 USC00204967; 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 Lupton?
In a normal year in Lupton, 9 days a year reach 90°F and 190 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 190a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 62high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 105°F, on June 20, 1995; the lowest is −34°F, on January 15, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1959, with 36.59 in; the snowiest season is 1951–52, with 88.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00204967; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00204967. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Lupton?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lupton, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (50%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54% | 1.3 |
| February | 62% | 2.3 |
| March | 67% | 3.5 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 6.2 |
| July | 79% | 6.2 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 63% | 2.5 |
| November | 56% | 1.5 |
| December | 50% | 1.0 |
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 Lupton need?
A normal year in Lupton brings 8,031 heating degree days, 49% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 300 cooling degree days, 67% 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 1,970 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,441 | 0 |
| February | 1,263 | 0 |
| March | 1,113 | 0 |
| April | 700 | 1 |
| May | 362 | 16 |
| June | 115 | 61 |
| July | 40 | 115 |
| August | 58 | 80 |
| September | 225 | 25 |
| October | 580 | 2 |
| November | 897 | 0 |
| December | 1,237 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,031 | 300 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00204967. 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 Lupton been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 47.3°F, 3.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.7°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.6°F | +1.9°F | – |
| 2022 | 43.3°F | −0.4°F | – |
| 2023 | 45.9°F | +2.2°F | – |
| 2024 | 47.3°F | +3.6°F | – |
Over 47 complete years from 1952 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.1°F per century (+0.23°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00204967; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lupton's climate compare?
Lupton is warmer than 32 of the other 139 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 47. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.7°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lupton 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 Lupton share this climate record?
Rose City has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Rose City, MI582 people · 5 mi W
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 Lupton's climate
What is the coldest month in Lupton?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 10°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow in Lupton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Lupton's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, West Branch (14 miles away), records 53 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Lupton?
June, with 3.80 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.58 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lupton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lupton in zone 5a in ZIP code 48635, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Lupton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 5. Waiting until June 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hale (5 mi SSW) #2, MI12 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- West Branch, MI14 miles from this station, 44.3°F a year
- Hale Loud Dam, MI15 miles from this station, 44.5°F a year
- Mio, MI17 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made