White Lake (4 mi E), Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
White Lake (4 mi E)'s normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 35.3 inches of precipitation and 62 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.6°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 26°C, 896 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWhite Lake (4 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00208941
- Location42.70°N 83.47°W
- Elevation1,053 ft (321 m)
On October 23, the normal high in White Lake (4 mi E) is 56°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 42%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for White Lake (4 mi E).
- Jan 29° 13°
- Feb 32° 14°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 55° 33°
- May 67° 44°
- Jun 76° 53°
- Jul 80° 57°
- Aug 78° 55°
- Sep 71° 49°
- Oct 58° 39°
- Nov 45° 29°
- Dec 33° 20°
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 White Lake (4 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.86 in), the least in February (1.81 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 13°F | 21.1°F | 2.59 | 14.7 | 15 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 32°F | 14°F | 22.7°F | 1.81 | 16.6 | 13 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 42°F | 23°F | 32.6°F | 2.26 | 7.7 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 33°F | 44.3°F | 3.25 | 3.6 | 13 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 55.6°F | 3.86 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 76°F | 53°F | 64.5°F | 3.48 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 80°F | 57°F | 68.0°F | 3.56 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 78°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 3.08 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 49°F | 59.9°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 39°F | 48.5°F | 3.04 | 0.1 | 14 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 29°F | 36.7°F | 2.63 | 5.0 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 33°F | 20°F | 26.5°F | 2.28 | 14.6 | 15 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 36°F | 45.6°F | 35.29 | 62.3 | 151 | 6 | 151 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −10°C | −6.1°C | 66 mm | 37 cm |
| February | 0°C | −10°C | −5.2°C | 46 mm | 42 cm |
| March | 5°C | −5°C | 0.3°C | 57 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 13°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 83 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 14°C | 20.0°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 9°C | 15.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 4°C | 9.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 7°C | −2°C | 2.6°C | 67 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 1°C | −7°C | −3.1°C | 58 mm | 37 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208941; 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 White Lake (4 mi E)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00208941.
When is the last frost at White Lake (4 mi E)?
In White Lake (4 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 10 in half of years and after May 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 24 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 101 year in 10 after May 26; 9 in 10 after April 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before October 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 148 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 171 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 28 in half of springs and before October 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts White Lake (4 mi E) in zone 6a in ZIP code 48386, 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 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (20 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 USC00208941; 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 White Lake (4 mi E)?
In a normal year in White Lake (4 mi E), 6 days a year reach 90°F, 151 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 151 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
- 151a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 59high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 151a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 2000) is 97°F, on July 17, 2012; the lowest is −25°F, on February 20, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 44.07 in; the snowiest season is 2004–05, with 101.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00208941; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00208941. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at White Lake (4 mi E)?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at White Lake (4 mi E), 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (54%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.6 |
| February | 62% | 2.4 |
| March | 66% | 3.5 |
| April | 68% | 4.7 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.3 |
| October | 68% | 2.8 |
| November | 63% | 1.8 |
| December | 54% | 1.2 |
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 White Lake (4 mi E) record?
A normal year at White Lake (4 mi E) brings 7,401 heating degree days, 38% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 360 cooling degree days, 60% 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 2,201 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,361 | 0 |
| February | 1,184 | 0 |
| March | 1,005 | 0 |
| April | 624 | 2 |
| May | 311 | 18 |
| June | 90 | 75 |
| July | 32 | 127 |
| August | 47 | 98 |
| September | 189 | 35 |
| October | 516 | 4 |
| November | 848 | 0 |
| December | 1,195 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,401 | 360 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00208941. 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 White Lake (4 mi E) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 47.5°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 45.6°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.0°F | +2.4°F | 41.80 | 51.1 |
| 2022 | 47.2°F | +1.6°F | 26.26 | 51.0 |
| 2023 | 49.2°F | +3.6°F | 40.77 | 38.4 |
| 2024 | 50.6°F | +5.0°F | 40.16 | 46.1 |
| 2025 | 47.5°F | +1.9°F | 34.25 | 54.8 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00208941. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does White Lake (4 mi E)'s climate compare?
White Lake (4 mi E) is warmer than 50 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.6°F is warmer than 22%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, White Lake (4 mi E) 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 White Lake (4 mi E) share this climate record?
Village of Clarkston has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Village of Clarkston, MI922 people · 3 mi NE
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 White Lake (4 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at White Lake (4 mi E)?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at White Lake (4 mi E)?
Yes: 62 inches in a normal year, falling on 51 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (16.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at White Lake (4 mi E)?
May, with 3.86 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.81 in.
What plant hardiness zone is White Lake (4 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts White Lake (4 mi E) in zone 6a in ZIP code 48386, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at White Lake (4 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 26. Waiting until May 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pontiac, MI4 miles from this station, 48.4°F a year
- Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant, MI12 miles from this station, 49.1°F a year
- Milford, MI14 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Goodrich, MI15 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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