Watton, MI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Watton's primary NOAA station, WATTON 2WSW.
The climate verdict for Watton
Watton, Michigan has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 40°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 40°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 31.9"
- annual precipitation · 121" snow
- 123 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Watton: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00208706 · Watton, MI 40°F mean · 31.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 40°F
- RANK-COOL #412
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bridgewater
- PRCP-MID 31.9"
- SWING-WIDE 51°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 9,156 HDD
- STN-1 USC00208706
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Bridgewater, ME (+ 0.1 °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.
- Hot Sault Ste Marie, MI 41°F
- Near Bridgewater, ME 41°F
- Watton (this station) 40°F
- Cold Jay Peak, VT 40°F
- Near Frenchville Aro…, ME 40°F
Climate Living Index · Watton
Watton: 24/100 · grade F
Watton publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Watton, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 31.9 in · 3.1 from 35 in | 89/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 187 calendar days | 21/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 123 days/year | 8/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 40.4°F · 27.1° from 67.5°F | 5/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 121.3 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Watton · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Watton is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 13.9°F and warmest-month mean 64.4°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
- 64.4°F
- Coldest month
- 13.9°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 Watton sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Watton's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 94%
- Among 6,861 stations, Watton sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 43rd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 82%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Watton is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Watton compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Watton's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F (-6°C) | 6°F (-14°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 1.7" | 24.8" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 25°F (-4°C) | 7°F (-14°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 1.4" | 20.9" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 37°F (3°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.5" | 13.6" | 28.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 49°F (10°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.2" | 15.6" | 23.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 64°F (18°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 3.0" | 1.0" | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| June | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| July | 76°F (24°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| August | 74°F (24°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| September | 67°F (19°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| October | 53°F (12°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 3.4" | 3.8" | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 38°F (4°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 2.5" | 16.9" | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 27°F (-3°C) | 13°F (-11°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 1.7" | 24.7" | 30.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 76°F around July 20, short of 90°F on every date, while 187 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 5°F near January 26.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 27, then returns to freezing around October 24, covering 187 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 January 18, when 63% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 6 at 35%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 172 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 19 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Watton.
Where Watton Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 187 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Watton earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 24.8"
19.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 20.9"
15.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 13.6"
11.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 15.6"
13.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.0"
13.0 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
13.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
15.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 16.9"
16.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 24.7"
19.2 days with precipitation
Watton spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 15%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Watton has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 50.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 3.6" and February 1.4". The three wettest months together take 33% 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 Watton in small, frequent amounts
Watton records about 172 days with measurable precipitation a year and 31.9" in total, which works out to roughly 0.19 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 47% 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: January, about 20 of them.
- Fewest: August, about 11.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.19 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.
Winter brings real snow to Watton
Watton averages 121.3 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 87 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 121.3 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 87 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 38% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 25
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
123 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
9,156
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
203
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MI closest to Watton 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 (40°F here).
- Bruno, MN 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Florence, WI 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Hinckley, MN 40°F · 0.0°F off
- Hurley, WI 40°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (31.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Beeville, TX 31.9" · 0.0" off
- Bloomer, WI 31.9" · 0.0" off
- Aitkin, MN 31.9" · 0.0" off
- Sioux Rapids, IA 32.0" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Watton
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Watton's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 9,156 annual heating degree days against 203 for cooling. Its 50.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 123 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Watton coldest normal
January
Averaging 14°F (-10°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Watton typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Watton snow peak
January
Watton averages 121.3 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Watton's primary station: WATTON 2WSW (USC00208706). 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 Watton; 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 Watton 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.