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NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026

Michigan Climate Data

Climate normals for 201 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Michigan's 290-station NOAA network.

average temperature
46°F (8°C)45.5°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
Cooler national band
annual precipitation
34.2"34.2 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
Drier than median
annual snowfall
76.8"76.8 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
High-snow national band
locations / stations
201 / 290State coverage: 201 locations / 290 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
State coverage

Michigan's climate in one line

Michigan averages 46°F a year - cooler than 82% of U.S. states, spanning Clarksburg at 38°F to Eau Claire at 52°F.

46°F
statewide average · 18th percentile of states
34"
average annual precipitation
68/100
most comfortable: Detroit City
201
station-mapped locations · 290 NOAA stations

Statewide figures are simple averages across 201 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.

How Michigan ranks among all 50 states

Michigan's average temperature vs. all U.S. states

Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals

46°F 18th percentile cooler than 82% of 50 U.S. states

30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). This entry sits in this band. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Above this entry. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. This state 30°F 75°F every U.S. state, bucketed by value
  1. 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
  2. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
  4. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). This entry sits in this band.
  5. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Above this entry.
  6. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry.
  7. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
  8. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
  9. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Michigan in the national rankings

Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape

Michigan in the national climate landscape

Michigan averages 45.5°F and 34.2 inches of annual precipitation across 201 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the cooler and drier half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.

MI · Michigan45.5°F · 34.2 in · cooler and drier than the medians
Cooler + wetterWarmer + wetterCooler + drierWarmer + drier31.5°F42.3°F53.0°F63.8°F74.6°F6.3"20.5"34.6"48.7"62.9"Annual mean temperatureAnnual precipitationAK · 172 locations: 33.5°F, 47.6"AL · 100 locations: 63.3°F, 57.9"AR · 110 locations: 60.7°F, 52.2"AZ · 169 locations: 62.3°F, 12.4"CA · 363 locations: 59.8°F, 21.6"CO · 214 locations: 46.3°F, 15.9"CT · 23 locations: 50.1°F, 48.6"DE · 7 locations: 56.2°F, 46.8"FL · 165 locations: 72.6°F, 55.2"GA · 122 locations: 63.4°F, 52"HI · 49 locations: 72.4°F, 48.5"IA · 143 locations: 48°F, 35.9"ID · 139 locations: 46.1°F, 18"IL · 163 locations: 52.2°F, 40.7"IN · 116 locations: 52.4°F, 43.7"KS · 168 locations: 54.8°F, 31.2"KY · 95 locations: 56.2°F, 50.6"LA · 91 locations: 67.3°F, 60.3"MA · 68 locations: 49.2°F, 48.2"MD · 42 locations: 55.6°F, 45.5"ME · 79 locations: 43.1°F, 46.4"MI · 201 locations: 45.5°F, 34.2"MI · 201 locationsMN · 172 locations: 42.2°F, 30"MO · 164 locations: 55.1°F, 43.9"MS · 91 locations: 64.1°F, 59.7"MT · 215 locations: 43.4°F, 15.9"NC · 178 locations: 59.1°F, 52.2"ND · 119 locations: 41°F, 19.2"NE · 171 locations: 49.6°F, 25"NH · 52 locations: 44.5°F, 46.6"NJ · 45 locations: 53.6°F, 47.9"NM · 167 locations: 54.3°F, 13.8"NV · 115 locations: 52.4°F, 8.9"NY · 173 locations: 47.5°F, 43.7"OH · 128 locations: 51.6°F, 41.1"OK · 159 locations: 60.3°F, 35.7"OR · 180 locations: 50.5°F, 37.6"PA · 157 locations: 50.2°F, 45.2"RI · 9 locations: 51.2°F, 48.7"SC · 100 locations: 62.8°F, 49.8"SD · 149 locations: 45.6°F, 21.8"TN · 146 locations: 58°F, 56"TX · 449 locations: 66.2°F, 31.1"UT · 170 locations: 49.4°F, 13.9"VA · 119 locations: 55.8°F, 46"VT · 41 locations: 43.5°F, 43.7"WA · 149 locations: 49.9°F, 40.9"WI · 200 locations: 44.5°F, 34.6"WV · 99 locations: 52.3°F, 47.6"WY · 144 locations: 43.3°F, 14"
Read all 50 state values

Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.

StateLocationsAnnual meanAnnual precipitation
Alaska17233.5°F47.6 in
Alabama10063.3°F57.9 in
Arkansas11060.7°F52.2 in
Arizona16962.3°F12.4 in
California36359.8°F21.6 in
Colorado21446.3°F15.9 in
Connecticut2350.1°F48.6 in
Delaware756.2°F46.8 in
Florida16572.6°F55.2 in
Georgia12263.4°F52.0 in
Hawaii4972.4°F48.5 in
Iowa14348.0°F35.9 in
Idaho13946.1°F18.0 in
Illinois16352.2°F40.7 in
Indiana11652.4°F43.7 in
Kansas16854.8°F31.2 in
Kentucky9556.2°F50.6 in
Louisiana9167.3°F60.3 in
Massachusetts6849.2°F48.2 in
Maryland4255.6°F45.5 in
Maine7943.1°F46.4 in
Michigan20145.5°F34.2 in
Minnesota17242.2°F30.0 in
Missouri16455.1°F43.9 in
Mississippi9164.1°F59.7 in
Montana21543.4°F15.9 in
North Carolina17859.1°F52.2 in
North Dakota11941.0°F19.2 in
Nebraska17149.6°F25.0 in
New Hampshire5244.5°F46.6 in
New Jersey4553.6°F47.9 in
New Mexico16754.3°F13.8 in
Nevada11552.4°F8.9 in
New York17347.5°F43.7 in
Ohio12851.6°F41.1 in
Oklahoma15960.3°F35.7 in
Oregon18050.5°F37.6 in
Pennsylvania15750.2°F45.2 in
Rhode Island951.2°F48.7 in
South Carolina10062.8°F49.8 in
South Dakota14945.6°F21.8 in
Tennessee14658.0°F56.0 in
Texas44966.2°F31.1 in
Utah17049.4°F13.9 in
Virginia11955.8°F46.0 in
Vermont4143.5°F43.7 in
Washington14949.9°F40.9 in
Wisconsin20044.5°F34.6 in
West Virginia9952.3°F47.6 in
Wyoming14443.3°F14.0 in

Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.

Michigan Climate in Context

U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Michigan sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.

Michigan within U.S. vs Global Warming, 1900-2024 Anomaly chart from 1900 to 2024. Local series shows warming of 0.11 °C per decade versus a global rate of 0.11 °C per decade (ratio 1.00). Paris Agreement thresholds at 1.5 and 2.0 °C are dashed. -1.0°C -0.5°C +0.0°C +0.5°C +1.0°C +1.5°C +2.0°C +2.5°C Paris 1.5°C Paris 2.0°C 1900192019401960198020002020
  • United States (incl. Michigan) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals + NASA GISTEMP land-ocean.

Station-mapped locations in Michigan

201 locations with climate data

Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.

Location Avg Temp Precip
Adrian 49°F 36.7"
Adrian Lenawee County 49°F 29.9"
Alberta Ford For Ctr 41°F 33.2"
Algonac Wwtp 49°F 34.6"
Allegan 47°F N/A
Alma 47°F 34.5"
Alpena 44°F N/A
Alpena County Rgnl 44°F 29.7"
Alpena Wwtp 44°F 31.9"
Amasa 39°F 31.4"
Ann Arbor Muni 48°F 29.8"
Ann Arbor SE 48°F 37.9"
Ann Arbor U of Mich 49°F 38.3"
Atlanta 43°F 32.0"
Auburn 47°F N/A
Bad Axe 46°F 32.9"
Baraga 41°F N/A
Battle Creek 49°F 34.4"
Battle Creek Kellogg 49°F 31.5"
Benton Harbor 50°F 35.0"
Bergland Dam 40°F 42.6"
Beulah 47°F 36.2"
Big Bay 42°F 32.8"
Big Rapids Wtp 45°F 37.9"
Blissfield 49°F N/A
Bloomingdale 49°F 41.1"
Boyne Falls 47°F 36.2"
Burton 47°F 34.5"
Cadillac 45°F 35.2"
Cadillac 9&10 News 44°F 37.3"
Carleton 50°F 35.0"
Caro Wwtp 47°F 34.3"
Cass City 46°F 33.0"
Central Michigan Univ 48°F 35.5"
Champion Van Riper Park 39°F N/A
Charlevoix 46°F 33.7"
Charlotte 47°F 35.8"
Chatham 41°F 37.0"
Chatham Exp Farm 41°F 35.1"
Cheboygan 44°F 32.0"
Chelsea 48°F 34.7"
Clarksburg 38°F 30.1"
Coldwater St School 48°F 39.1"
Copper Harbor 43°F 26.0"
Copper Harbor Fort Wilkins 41°F 33.1"
Cornell 44°F 30.1"
Corunna 48°F 33.6"
Covington 40°F 30.8"
Cross Village 44°F 33.2"
Dearborn 50°F 35.0"
Detour Village 42°F 31.9"
Detroit 51°F 34.3"
Detroit City 51°F 29.9"
Detroit Willow Run 51°F 30.2"
Dowagiac 48°F 41.7"
Dundee 49°F 34.8"
Durand Wwtp 48°F 33.5"
E Grand Rapids 48°F 39.6"
E Jordan 46°F 32.8"
E Tawas 46°F 32.3"
East Lansing 49°F 34.3"
Eaton Rapids 48°F 36.3"
Eau Claire 52°F 38.3"
Engadine Mdot 41°F N/A
Escanaba 42°F 28.8"
Essexville 48°F 33.1"
Farmington 48°F 33.0"
Fife Lake 43°F 35.3"
Filion 45°F 34.1"
Flint 48°F 32.9"
Flint Bishop 48°F 32.0"
Frankenmuth 47°F N/A
Frankfort 47°F 34.3"
Fremont 46°F 37.5"
Garden Corners 41°F 34.1"
Gaylord 43°F 37.2"
Gaylord Otsego County 43°F 29.5"
Gladwin 46°F 34.0"
Glennie 43°F 31.7"
Goodrich 48°F 32.2"
Grand Haven Wwtp 48°F 37.6"
Grand Marais 43°F N/A
Grand Rapids 49°F 39.4"
Grayling 43°F 33.2"
Greenland 42°F 35.6"
Greenville 47°F 36.6"
Grosse Pointe Farms 49°F 35.8"
Gull Lake Biological Stn 50°F 39.5"
Hale 43°F N/A
Hale Loud Dam 45°F 32.7"
Hancock Houghton County 41°F N/A
Harbor Beach 45°F 34.0"
Harrisville 43°F 29.1"
Hart 46°F 38.9"
Hastings 48°F 39.6"
Hell 48°F N/A
Herman 39°F 38.3"
Hesperia 46°F 35.9"
Hillsdale 48°F 39.5"
Holland Tulip City 49°F 34.8"
Holland Wtp 48°F 38.2"
Houghton Lake 44°F 32.4"
Houghton LK Roscommon 44°F 29.6"
Howell Wwtp 48°F 33.1"
Ionia 47°F 35.9"
Iron Mtn Ford 42°F 20.8"
Iron Mtn-kingsford Wwtp 43°F 31.5"
Ironwood 40°F 37.4"
Ishpeming Wwtp 40°F 30.3"
Jackson Reynolds Fld 49°F 32.2"
Jacobsville 40°F 31.6"
Kalamazoo Battle CK 50°F 33.2"
Kalkaska 43°F 33.7"
Kent City 47°F 38.5"
KI Sawyer Wwtp 42°F 32.7"
Lake City Exp Farm 44°F 33.4"
Lansing Capital City 49°F 33.3"
Lapeer 48°F 36.1"
Lapeer Wwtp 47°F 31.9"
Lexington Wtp 47°F 35.4"
Linden Wwtp 47°F 34.5"
Ludington 46°F N/A
Lupton 44°F 33.4"
Manchester 48°F 33.6"
Manistee 48°F 36.3"
Manistique Wwtp 42°F 33.3"
Maple City 46°F 35.7"
Marquette 43°F 30.2"
Midland 48°F 33.4"
Milan 49°F N/A
Milan Wwtp 49°F 35.9"
Milford GM Proving Ground 48°F 34.1"
Mio Hydro Plt 45°F N/A
Mio Wwtp 44°F 32.0"
Monroe 50°F N/A
Montague 47°F 35.2"
Moran 42°F 35.0"
Morenci 48°F 38.1"
Mt Clemens Ang Base 49°F 35.0"
Munising 41°F 39.9"
Munsing Lakeshore 42°F 31.7"
Muskegon County 49°F 35.1"
Newberry Correctional Facility 42°F 33.8"
Newport 49°F 33.3"
Niles 50°F 41.7"
Northport 45°F 32.9"
NW Michigan Rsch Farm 47°F 31.2"
Nwsfo Grand Rapids 48°F 39.2"
Oil City 45°F N/A
Old Mission 46°F 31.3"
Onaway 44°F 32.0"
Ontonagon 43°F 32.9"
Owosso Wwtp 48°F 34.5"
Paradise 40°F 37.2"
Paulding 39°F 32.9"
Pellston 42°F N/A
Pellston Rgnl 43°F 30.0"
Petoskey 44°F 34.2"
Petoskey Ncmc 44°F 36.6"
Pickford 42°F 34.1"
Pontiac Oakland County 48°F 29.2"
Pontiac Wwtp 49°F 33.9"
Port Austin Wwtp 46°F 32.4"
Port Hope 47°F 30.4"
Port Huron 50°F 34.9"
Rapid Rvr 42°F 31.3"
Richmond 48°F 35.9"
Rogers City 45°F 31.7"
Rudyard 43°F 35.5"
S Boardman 45°F N/A
S Haven 51°F 37.2"
Saginaw 48°F 34.0"
Saginaw Mbs 48°F 32.1"
Saint Johns 49°F 34.0"
Saline 48°F 34.9"
Saline Wwtp 48°F 34.3"
Sandusky 46°F N/A
Sault Ste Marie 41°F 35.8"
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld 42°F 34.5"
St Ignace 42°F 33.4"
St Ignace Mackinac BR 44°F N/A
St James 4ssw Beaver 45°F N/A
Stambaugh 39°F 30.5"
Standish 46°F 30.7"
Stephenson 43°F N/A
Tahquamenon Falls State Park 40°F 39.6"
Tecumseh 49°F 36.0"
Three Rivers 49°F 39.7"
Tipton 48°F 35.3"
Traverse City Cherry Cptl 47°F 29.1"
Traverse City Munson 45°F 36.2"
Trout Lake 42°F 33.5"
Vanderbilt 42°F 32.4"
Vassar 46°F 34.2"
W Branch 44°F 33.6"
Watton 40°F 31.9"
Wellston 44°F 38.0"
White Lake 46°F 35.3"
Whitefish Point 42°F 32.8"
Whitmore Lake 47°F 34.5"
Yale 45°F 31.3"

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Michigan computed as the simple average across its 201 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (290 stations in the state network).

Climate Insight: Michigan

Michigan's climate profile is aggregated from 201 station-mapped locations and 290 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 46°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Michigan spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.

Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Michigan, annual precipitation averages 34.2 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 76.8 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 201 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.

For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Michigan on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.

Closest by average temperature

Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (46°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest peers by avg_precip (34.2" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.

National state rankings →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average temperature in Michigan?
Michigan averages 46°F a year across NOAA's 1991-2020 Climate Normals, cooler than 82% of U.S. states. That is 7.6°F below the 53.1°F average across all 50 states.
Does the climate vary a lot within Michigan?
Yes. Annual averages inside Michigan run from Clarksburg at 38°F to Eau Claire at 52°F -- a 13°F spread between the state's coldest and warmest measured station-mapped locations. A single statewide average can mask this kind of local variation.
Where does Michigan rank nationally for temperature?
Michigan ranks #41 warmest and #10 coldest out of 50 U.S. states and territories with NOAA normals data, based on statewide average annual temperature.
What is the most comfortable station-mapped location in Michigan?
Detroit City scores the highest established comfort rating in Michigan at 68/100, a PlainClimate composite of annual temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length.

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainClimate is rendered directly from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.