Trout Lake (1 mi SW), Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Trout Lake (1 mi SW)'s normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 33.5 inches of precipitation and 99 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.7°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 25°C, 851 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTrout Lake (1 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00208293
- Location46.18°N 85.03°W
- Elevation823 ft (251 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Trout Lake (1 mi SW) is 51°F and the normal low 35°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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW).
- Jan 25° 9°
- Feb 28° 9°
- Mar 38° 16°
- Apr 50° 29°
- May 65° 40°
- Jun 73° 50°
- Jul 77° 54°
- Aug 75° 54°
- Sep 67° 48°
- Oct 54° 37°
- Nov 41° 27°
- Dec 30° 17°
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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.28 in), the least in February (1.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°F | 9°F | 16.9°F | 1.91 | 29.9 | 15 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 28°F | 9°F | 18.4°F | 1.26 | 17.7 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 16°F | 27.2°F | 1.99 | 12.3 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 29°F | 39.5°F | 2.68 | 3.9 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 40°F | 52.3°F | 2.72 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 7 | 15 h |
| June | 73°F | 50°F | 61.5°F | 2.84 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 77°F | 54°F | 65.4°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 75°F | 54°F | 64.8°F | 3.07 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 67°F | 48°F | 57.6°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 37°F | 45.5°F | 4.28 | 0.5 | 15 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 27°F | 34.0°F | 3.01 | 8.8 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 30°F | 17°F | 23.7°F | 2.29 | 25.3 | 14 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 33°F | 42.2°F | 33.52 | 98.5 | 141 | 1 | 182 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −13°C | −8.4°C | 49 mm | 76 cm |
| February | −2°C | −13°C | −7.6°C | 32 mm | 45 cm |
| March | 3°C | −9°C | −2.7°C | 51 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 4.2°C | 68 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 18°C | 4°C | 11.3°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23°C | 10°C | 16.4°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 12°C | 18.2°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 9°C | 14.2°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 3°C | 7.5°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5°C | −3°C | 1.1°C | 76 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1°C | −8°C | −4.6°C | 58 mm | 64 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208293; 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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (11).
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 USC00208293.
When is the last frost at Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
In Trout Lake (1 mi SW), 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 October 1 in half of years and before September 14 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 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 11 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 131 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 159 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 6 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Trout Lake (1 mi SW) in zone 5a in ZIP code 49793, 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 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00208293; 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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Trout Lake (1 mi SW), 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 182 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 141 days bring measurable precipitation.
- 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
- 182a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 74high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 141a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 31a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00208293.
How sunny is it at Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Trout Lake (1 mi SW), 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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Trout Lake (1 mi SW) brings 8,477 heating degree days, 58% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 212 cooling degree days, 77% 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 1,750 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,493 | 0 |
| February | 1,305 | 0 |
| March | 1,172 | 0 |
| April | 765 | 0 |
| May | 401 | 7 |
| June | 140 | 36 |
| July | 67 | 81 |
| August | 75 | 67 |
| September | 243 | 20 |
| October | 606 | 1 |
| November | 932 | 0 |
| December | 1,280 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,477 | 212 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208293. 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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Trout Lake (1 mi SW) is warmer than 15 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 50. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.2°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Trout Lake (1 mi SW) 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 Trout Lake (1 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 25°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
Yes: 99 inches in a normal year, falling on 44 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (29.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
October, with 4.28 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Trout Lake (1 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Trout Lake (1 mi SW) in zone 5a in ZIP code 49793, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at Trout Lake (1 mi SW)?
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
- Moran, MI16 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Rudyard (4 mi N), MI23 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- Newberry, MI25 miles from this station, 41.9°F a year
- Rudyard (5 mi SE), MI25 miles from this station, 39.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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