Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Tahquamenon Falls State Park's normal year runs from 8°F January nights to 76°F July afternoons, with 39.6 inches of precipitation and 170 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.3°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 24°C, 1,005 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTahquamenon Falls State Park
- Station IDUSC00208043
- Location46.60°N 85.22°W
- Elevation745 ft (227 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Tahquamenon Falls State Park is 50°F and the normal low 31°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 48%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tahquamenon Falls State Park.
- Jan 23° 8°
- Feb 25° 6°
- Mar 35° 12°
- Apr 47° 25°
- May 62° 36°
- Jun 72° 45°
- Jul 76° 50°
- Aug 75° 49°
- Sep 68° 43°
- Oct 53° 33°
- Nov 40° 25°
- Dec 29° 15°
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 Tahquamenon Falls State Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 76°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 8°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.57 in), the least in March (2.43 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 8°F | 15.2°F | 3.59 | 46.1 | 19 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 25°F | 6°F | 15.6°F | 2.49 | 36.5 | 15 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 35°F | 12°F | 23.5°F | 2.43 | 16.3 | 10 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 47°F | 25°F | 35.8°F | 2.79 | 9.7 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 62°F | 36°F | 49.3°F | 2.58 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 11 | 15 h |
| June | 72°F | 45°F | 58.8°F | 3.10 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 76°F | 50°F | 63.0°F | 3.69 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 75°F | 49°F | 62.2°F | 3.13 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 68°F | 43°F | 55.1°F | 4.06 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 5 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 53°F | 33°F | 43.2°F | 4.57 | 1.2 | 15 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 40°F | 25°F | 32.2°F | 3.51 | 17.2 | 14 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 29°F | 15°F | 22.1°F | 3.64 | 42.7 | 16 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 29°F | 39.7°F | 39.58 | 169.9 | 149 | 2 | 204 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −14°C | −9.3°C | 91 mm | 117 cm |
| February | −4°C | −14°C | −9.1°C | 63 mm | 93 cm |
| March | 2°C | −11°C | −4.7°C | 62 mm | 41 cm |
| April | 8°C | −4°C | 2.1°C | 71 mm | 25 cm |
| May | 17°C | 2°C | 9.6°C | 66 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22°C | 7°C | 14.9°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 1°C | 6.2°C | 116 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 4°C | −4°C | 0.1°C | 89 mm | 44 cm |
| December | −2°C | −9°C | −5.5°C | 92 mm | 108 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208043; 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 Tahquamenon Falls State Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00208043.
How hot and how cold does it get at Tahquamenon Falls State Park?
In a normal year in Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 204 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 149 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 204a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 90high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 149a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 51a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1968) is 96°F, on July 31, 1975; the lowest is −36°F, on February 17, 1979.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 53.55 in; the snowiest season is 1976–77, with 332.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00208043; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00208043. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Tahquamenon Falls State Park?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 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 Tahquamenon Falls State Park record?
A normal year at Tahquamenon Falls State Park brings 9,347 heating degree days, 74% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 155 cooling degree days, 83% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,419 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,542 | 0 |
| February | 1,382 | 0 |
| March | 1,287 | 0 |
| April | 876 | 0 |
| May | 493 | 7 |
| June | 214 | 29 |
| July | 118 | 57 |
| August | 135 | 46 |
| September | 312 | 15 |
| October | 677 | 1 |
| November | 983 | 0 |
| December | 1,330 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,347 | 155 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208043. 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 Tahquamenon Falls State Park been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 40.3°F, 0.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 39.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.3°F | +2.6°F | 34.26 | 109.1 |
| 2022 | 39.4°F | −0.3°F | 46.27 | 187.1 |
| 2023 | 41.8°F | +2.1°F | 36.57 | 138.9 |
| 2024 | 43.6°F | +3.9°F | 42.69 | 169.3 |
| 2025 | 40.3°F | +0.6°F | 45.78 | 228.8 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00208043. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Tahquamenon Falls State Park's climate compare?
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is warmer than 2 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 117. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 39.7°F is warmer than 5%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tahquamenon Falls State Park 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.
Questions about Tahquamenon Falls State Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Tahquamenon Falls State Park?
January, with a normal high of 23°F and a normal low of 8°F. The warmest is July (76°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow at Tahquamenon Falls State Park?
Yes: 170 inches in a normal year, falling on 65 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (46.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Tahquamenon Falls State Park?
October, with 4.57 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 2.43 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tahquamenon Falls State Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tahquamenon Falls State Park in zone 5a in ZIP code 49768, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Paradise, MI9 miles from this station, 40.3°F a year
- Whitefish Point, MI15 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Newberry, MI23 miles from this station, 41.9°F a year
- Trout Lake (1 mi SW), MI30 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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