Rudyard (5 mi SE), Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Rudyard (5 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 76°F July afternoons, with 34.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.3°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 25°C, 878 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRudyard (5 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00207188
- Location46.19°N 84.51°W
- Elevation667 ft (203 m)
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rudyard (5 mi SE).
- Jan 23° 5°
- Feb 26° 5°
- Mar 35° 11°
- Apr 48° 25°
- May 62° 37°
- Jun 72° 46°
- Jul 76° 51°
- Aug 75° 50°
- Sep 68° 44°
- Oct 54° 34°
- Nov 41° 26°
- Dec 30° 14°
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 Rudyard (5 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 76°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.40 in), the least in February (1.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 5°F | 14.3°F | 2.13 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 26°F | 5°F | 15.7°F | 1.60 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 35°F | 11°F | 22.9°F | 1.88 | – | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 48°F | 25°F | 36.5°F | 2.93 | – | <1 | 26 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 62°F | 37°F | 49.7°F | 2.68 | – | <1 | 13 | 15 h |
| June | 72°F | 46°F | 58.9°F | 2.94 | – | <1 | 2 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 76°F | 51°F | 63.4°F | 3.25 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 75°F | 50°F | 62.5°F | 3.52 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 68°F | 44°F | 55.6°F | 3.73 | – | <1 | 4 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 34°F | 43.8°F | 4.40 | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 26°F | 33.1°F | 3.13 | – | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 30°F | 14°F | 21.9°F | 2.38 | – | <1 | 30 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 29°F | 39.8°F | 34.57 | – | 1 | 201 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −15°C | −9.8°C | 54 mm |
| February | −3°C | −15°C | −9.1°C | 41 mm |
| March | 2°C | −12°C | −5.1°C | 48 mm |
| April | 9°C | −4°C | 2.5°C | 74 mm |
| May | 17°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 68 mm |
| June | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 75 mm |
| July | 25°C | 10°C | 17.4°C | 83 mm |
| August | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C | 89 mm |
| September | 20°C | 6°C | 13.1°C | 95 mm |
| October | 12°C | 1°C | 6.6°C | 112 mm |
| November | 5°C | −4°C | 0.6°C | 80 mm |
| December | −1°C | −10°C | −5.6°C | 60 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Rudyard (4 mi N) (8 miles away), gets 94 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00207188; 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 Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
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 USC00207188.
When is the last frost at Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
In Rudyard (5 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 21 in half of years and before September 6 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
- June 11 year in 10 after June 20; 9 in 10 after May 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 211 year in 10 before September 6; 9 in 10 before October 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 110 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 135 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 19 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rudyard (5 mi SE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 49788, 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 USC00207188; 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 Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Rudyard (5 mi SE), 1 day a year reaches 90°F and 201 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 201a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 85high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00207188.
How sunny is it at Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Rudyard (5 mi SE), 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (49%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51% | 1.1 |
| February | 58% | 2.0 |
| March | 62% | 3.2 |
| April | 66% | 4.4 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 77% | 6.0 |
| August | 75% | 5.1 |
| September | 71% | 3.8 |
| October | 60% | 2.2 |
| November | 52% | 1.2 |
| December | 49% | 0.9 |
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 Rudyard (5 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Rudyard (5 mi SE) brings 9,248 heating degree days, 72% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 113 cooling degree days, 88% 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 1,411 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,573 | 0 |
| February | 1,380 | 0 |
| March | 1,306 | 0 |
| April | 855 | 0 |
| May | 477 | 2 |
| June | 198 | 15 |
| July | 101 | 51 |
| August | 110 | 32 |
| September | 295 | 13 |
| October | 659 | 0 |
| November | 957 | 0 |
| December | 1,338 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,248 | 113 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00207188. 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 Rudyard (5 mi SE) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 40.0°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 39.8°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.8°F | −1.0°F | 32.17 |
| 2023 | 41.7°F | +1.9°F | 29.63 |
| 2024 | 43.3°F | +3.5°F | 35.07 |
| 2025 | 40.0°F | +0.2°F | 36.52 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00207188. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Rudyard (5 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Rudyard (5 mi SE) is warmer than 2 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 74. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 39.8°F is warmer than 5%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rudyard (5 mi SE) 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 Rudyard (5 mi SE) share this climate record?
Kincheloe 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.
- Kincheloe, MI2,875 people · 6 mi NE
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 Rudyard (5 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 23°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (76°F by day, 51°F at night).
Does it snow at Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Rudyard (4 mi N) (8 miles away), records 94 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
October, with 4.40 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Rudyard (5 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rudyard (5 mi SE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 49788, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Rudyard (5 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 20. Waiting until June 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Rudyard (4 mi N), MI8 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- Pickford (3 mi NE), MI9 miles from this station, 41.9°F a year
- Moran, MI21 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Sault Ste. Marie, MI21 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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