Traverse City Munson, Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Traverse City Munson's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 36.2 inches of precipitation and 101 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.3°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 26°C, 919 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTraverse City Munson
- Station IDUSC00208249
- Location44.76°N 85.64°W
- Elevation635 ft (194 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Traverse City Munson is 54°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 54%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Traverse City Munson.
- Jan 28° 15°
- Feb 30° 14°
- Mar 39° 21°
- Apr 52° 31°
- May 65° 42°
- Jun 75° 53°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 57°
- Sep 71° 50°
- Oct 57° 39°
- Nov 44° 30°
- Dec 33° 22°
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 Traverse City Munson each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.08 in), the least in February (2.03 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 15°F | 21.6°F | 2.71 | 32.3 | 21 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 30°F | 14°F | 21.9°F | 2.03 | 21.4 | 16 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 39°F | 21°F | 30.0°F | 2.13 | 12.3 | 12 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 31°F | 41.3°F | 3.44 | 4.7 | 13 | <1 | 19 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 53.7°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 53°F | 63.9°F | 2.94 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 58°F | 68.9°F | 2.76 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 78°F | 57°F | 67.5°F | 3.19 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 50°F | 60.2°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 39°F | 48.2°F | 4.08 | 0.1 | 17 | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| November | 44°F | 30°F | 36.8°F | 3.19 | 5.6 | 15 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 22°F | 27.4°F | 2.67 | 24.6 | 18 | <1 | 27 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 36°F | 45.1°F | 36.20 | 101.0 | 168 | 6 | 154 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −9°C | −5.8°C | 69 mm | 82 cm |
| February | −1°C | −10°C | −5.6°C | 52 mm | 54 cm |
| March | 4°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 54 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 11°C | −1°C | 5.2°C | 87 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 17.7°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 20.5°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 19.7°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 10°C | 15.7°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 4°C | 9.0°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 7°C | −1°C | 2.7°C | 81 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 1°C | −6°C | −2.6°C | 68 mm | 62 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208249; 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 Traverse City Munson?
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 (10).
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 USC00208249.
When is the last frost at Traverse City Munson?
In Traverse City Munson, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 9 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before October 1 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 91 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 156 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 181 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 28 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Traverse City Munson in zone 6a in ZIP code 49684, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (19 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00208249; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Traverse City Munson?
In a normal year in Traverse City Munson, 6 days a year reach 90°F, 154 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 168 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 154a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 64high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 168a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 33a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00208249.
How sunny is it at Traverse City Munson?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Traverse City Munson, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (47%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52% | 1.3 |
| February | 59% | 2.2 |
| March | 67% | 3.5 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 75% | 6.2 |
| July | 79% | 6.2 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 62% | 2.4 |
| November | 55% | 1.4 |
| December | 47% | 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 Traverse City Munson record?
A normal year at Traverse City Munson brings 7,610 heating degree days, 42% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 399 cooling degree days, 56% 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 2,173 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,347 | 0 |
| February | 1,205 | 0 |
| March | 1,084 | 1 |
| April | 714 | 1 |
| May | 366 | 16 |
| June | 107 | 73 |
| July | 31 | 152 |
| August | 38 | 116 |
| September | 183 | 37 |
| October | 525 | 4 |
| November | 846 | 0 |
| December | 1,164 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,610 | 399 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208249. 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 Traverse City Munson's climate compare?
Traverse City Munson is warmer than 45 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 99. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.1°F is warmer than 20%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Traverse City Munson 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 Traverse City Munson share this climate record?
5 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.
- Greilickville, MI1,296 people · 3 mi NW
- Grawn, MI824 people · 7 mi S
- Hardwood Acres, MI735 people · 9 mi W
- Interlochen, MI538 people · 10 mi SW
- Bendon, MI284 people · 13 mi SW
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 Traverse City Munson's climate
What is the coldest month at Traverse City Munson?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Traverse City Munson?
Yes: 101 inches in a normal year, falling on 61 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (32.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Traverse City Munson?
October, with 4.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.03 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Traverse City Munson in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Traverse City Munson in zone 6a in ZIP code 49684, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Traverse City Munson?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 9; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Traverse City, MI3 miles from this station, 46.9°F a year
- NW Michigan Research Farm, MI9 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Maple City, MI11 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
- Old Mission (3 mi SSW), MI13 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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