Traverse City Cherry Cptl, MI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Traverse City Cherry Cptl's primary NOAA station, TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CPTL AP.
The climate verdict for Traverse City Cherry Cptl
Traverse City Cherry Cptl, Michigan has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 47°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 47°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 29.1"
- yearly precipitation total
- 157 days
- frost-free growing season
Traverse City Cherry Cptl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00014850 · Traverse City Cherry Cptl, MI 47°F mean · 29.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 47°F
- RANK-COOL #1,852
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakeport
- PRCP-MID 29.1"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,104 HDD
- STN-1 USW00014850
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lakeport, NH (+ 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.
- Traverse City C… (this station) 47°F
- Cold Caro Wwtp, MI 47°F
- Hot Rosette, UT 47°F
- Near Lakeport, NH 47°F
- Near Vernal, UT 47°F
Climate Living Index · Traverse City Cherry Cptl
Traverse City Cherry Cptl: 50/100 · grade D
Traverse City Cherry Cptl publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Traverse City Cherry Cptl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 29.1 in · 5.9 from 35 in | 79/100 · B |
| Summer moisture balance | 57.7°F mean dew point | 79/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 151 calendar days | 46/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 157 days/year | 31/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 46.9°F · 20.6° from 67.5°F | 27/100 · F |
Traverse City Cherry Cptl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Traverse City Cherry Cptl is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 23.1°F and warmest-month mean 70.3°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 70.3°F
- Coldest month
- 23.1°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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Traverse City Cherry Cptl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 73%
- Among 6,861 stations, Traverse City Cherry Cptl sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 39th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 69th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Traverse City Cherry Cptl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Traverse City Cherry Cptl'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
Traverse City Cherry Cptl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 105 complete annual observations from 1901 to 2025, TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CPTL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.11°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Traverse City Cherry Cptl primary station fitted change +0.11 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F (-1°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 1.7" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 31°F (0°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 1.0" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 41°F (5°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 1.6" | 25.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 2.8" | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 67°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.8" | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 2.6" | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| July | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 2.7" | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| August | 80°F (26°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.0" | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| September | 72°F (22°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 3.4" | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| October | 59°F (15°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.6" | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 46°F (8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 2.2" | 17.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 35°F (1°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.8" | 26.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 82°F around July 15, short of 90°F on every date, while 151 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near February 2.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 13, then returns to freezing around November 15, covering 151 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 October 21, when 49% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 24 at 32%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 147 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 16 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Traverse City Cherry Cptl.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
14.2 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
15.6 days with precipitation
14.2 days with precipitation
14.5 days with precipitation
Traverse City Cherry Cptl spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 15%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Traverse City Cherry Cptl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 47.2°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 3.6" and February 1.0". The three wettest months together take 34% 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.
Rain reaches Traverse City Cherry Cptl in small, frequent amounts
Traverse City Cherry Cptl records about 146 days with measurable precipitation a year and 29.1" in total, which works out to roughly 0.20 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 40% of all days, arriving that lightly, is the damp many-grey-days pattern rather than the storm-driven one.
Places in this band read as wetter than their annual totals suggest, because what people notice is the number of overcast days, not the depth in the gauge.
- Most wet days: October, about 16 of them.
- Fewest: July, about 10.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.20 inches.
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 16
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 12
50% probability date
Growing Season
157 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,104
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
534
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 7.8 | N/A | N/A |
| February | 72% | 7.6 | 21% | 52% |
| March | 65% | 7.6 | 21% | 42% |
| April | 60% | 7.0 | 25% | 35% |
| May | 66% | 6.1 | 24% | 27% |
| June | 67% | 6.2 | 23% | 22% |
| July | 69% | 5.9 | 22% | 19% |
| August | 72% | 5.8 | 33% | 18% |
| September | 73% | 6.7 | 24% | 31% |
| October | 72% | 7.6 | 29% | 48% |
| November | 75% | 7.9 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 77% | 8.0 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MI closest to Traverse City Cherry Cptl 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 (47°F here).
- Bath, NY 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Battle Creek, IA 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Bayard, WV 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Bellevue, ID 47°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (29.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Alice, TX 29.1" · 0.0" off
- Creighton, NE 29.1" · 0.0" off
- Beloit, KS 29.1" · 0.0" off
- Melrose, MN 29.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Traverse City Cherry Cptl's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Traverse City Cherry Cptl's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,104 annual heating degree days against 534 for cooling. Its 47.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Traverse City Cherry Cptl's frost-free season lasts about 157 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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 47.2°F. The annual average is 47°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Traverse City Cherry Cptl's 29.1 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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl'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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl, 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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl's primary station: TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CPTL AP (USW00014850). 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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl; 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 Traverse City Cherry Cptl 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.