Michigan Climate Data
Climate normals for 203 cities from 290 NOAA weather stations.
Data updated July 2026
Avg Temperature
46°F (8°C)
Avg Precipitation
34.2"
Avg Snowfall
76.8"
Cities / Stations
203 / 290
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: Dearborn
- 203
- cities · 290 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 290 stations, 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 Top 82% higher than 18% of 50 US states
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.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
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 cities below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Michigan) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Cities in Michigan
203 cities with climate data
| City | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | 49°F | 60°F | 39°F | 36.7" | 26.0" | 59/100 |
| Adrian Lenawee CO | 49°F | 59°F | 40°F | 29.9" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Alberta Ford For Ctr | 41°F | 51°F | 31°F | 33.2" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Algonac Wwtp | 49°F | 60°F | 38°F | 34.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Allegan | 47°F | 57°F | 38°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Alma | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | 34.5" | 39.3" | 59/100 |
| Alpena | 44°F | 54°F | 33°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Alpena CO Rgnl | 44°F | 55°F | 34°F | 29.7" | 77.6" | 44/100 |
| Alpena Wwtp | 44°F | 52°F | 36°F | 31.9" | 59.4" | 44/100 |
| Amasa | 39°F | 51°F | 27°F | 31.4" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Ann Arbor Muni | 48°F | 59°F | 37°F | 29.8" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Ann Arbor SE | 48°F | 59°F | 38°F | 37.9" | 59.3" | 54/100 |
| Ann Arbor U OF Mich | 49°F | 59°F | 38°F | 38.3" | 61.4" | 54/100 |
| Atlanta | 43°F | 54°F | 33°F | 32.0" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Auburn | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Bad Axe | 46°F | 55°F | 38°F | 32.9" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Baraga | 41°F | 52°F | 30°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Battle Creek | 49°F | 59°F | 39°F | 34.4" | 64.6" | 54/100 |
| Battle Creek Kellogg | 49°F | 59°F | 40°F | 31.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Benton Harbor | 50°F | 59°F | 41°F | 35.0" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Bergland Dam | 40°F | 51°F | 29°F | 42.6" | 180.0" | 44/100 |
| Beulah | 47°F | 55°F | 38°F | 36.2" | 92.4" | 54/100 |
| Big Bay | 42°F | 50°F | 33°F | 32.8" | 132.3" | 44/100 |
| Big Rapids Wtp | 45°F | 56°F | 35°F | 37.9" | 61.3" | 54/100 |
| Blissfield | 49°F | 59°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Bloomingdale | 49°F | 59°F | 39°F | 41.1" | 109.0" | 54/100 |
| Boyne Falls | 47°F | 57°F | 36°F | 36.2" | 111.7" | 54/100 |
| Burton | 47°F | 58°F | 36°F | 34.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Cadillac | 45°F | 54°F | 35°F | 35.2" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Cadillac 9&10 News | 44°F | 55°F | 34°F | 37.3" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Carleton | 50°F | 59°F | 40°F | 35.0" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Caro Wwtp | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | 34.3" | 41.6" | 59/100 |
| Cass City | 46°F | 56°F | 36°F | 33.0" | 42.5" | 59/100 |
| Central Michigan Univ | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 35.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Champion Van Riper PK | 39°F | 52°F | 27°F | N/A | N/A | 42/100 |
| Charlevoix | 46°F | 53°F | 38°F | 33.7" | 100.2" | 54/100 |
| Charlotte | 47°F | 57°F | 38°F | 35.8" | 38.1" | 59/100 |
| Chatham | 41°F | 50°F | 31°F | 37.0" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Chatham Exp Farm | 41°F | 52°F | 31°F | 35.1" | 164.0" | 44/100 |
| Cheboygan | 44°F | 53°F | 35°F | 32.0" | 87.6" | 44/100 |
| Chelsea | 48°F | 58°F | 39°F | 34.7" | 32.9" | 59/100 |
| Clarksburg | 38°F | 51°F | 26°F | 30.1" | 117.8" | 44/100 |
| Coldwater ST School | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 39.1" | 42.7" | 59/100 |
| Copper Harbor | 43°F | 49°F | 36°F | 26.0" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Copper Harbor FT Wilkins | 41°F | 49°F | 33°F | 33.1" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Cornell | 44°F | 55°F | 32°F | 30.1" | 42.6" | 49/100 |
| Corunna | 48°F | 58°F | 37°F | 33.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Covington | 40°F | 50°F | 31°F | 30.8" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Cross Village | 44°F | 52°F | 36°F | 33.2" | 79.5" | 44/100 |
| Dearborn | 50°F | 59°F | 40°F | 35.0" | 30.8" | 59/100 |
| Dearborn | 50°F | 59°F | 41°F | 34.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Detour Village | 42°F | 50°F | 34°F | 31.9" | 74.6" | 44/100 |
| Detroit City | 51°F | 59°F | 42°F | 29.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Detroit Metro | 51°F | 59°F | 42°F | 34.3" | 45.0" | 63/100 |
| Detroit Willow Run | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | 30.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dowagiac | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 41.7" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Dundee | 49°F | 59°F | 40°F | 34.8" | 39.1" | 59/100 |
| Durand Wwtp | 48°F | 58°F | 37°F | 33.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| E Grand Rapids | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 39.6" | 74.9" | 54/100 |
| E Jordan | 46°F | 58°F | 35°F | 32.8" | 122.2" | 54/100 |
| E Tawas | 46°F | 55°F | 36°F | 32.3" | 49.2" | 59/100 |
| East Lansing | 49°F | 59°F | 40°F | 34.3" | 36.0" | 59/100 |
| Eaton Rapids | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 36.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Eau Claire | 52°F | 61°F | 43°F | 38.3" | 86.6" | 58/100 |
| Engadine Mdot | 41°F | 52°F | 30°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Escanaba | 42°F | 51°F | 33°F | 28.8" | 46.9" | 49/100 |
| Essexville | 48°F | 57°F | 39°F | 33.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Farmington | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 33.0" | 36.0" | 59/100 |
| Fife Lake | 43°F | 53°F | 33°F | 35.3" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Filion | 45°F | 54°F | 36°F | 34.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Flint | 48°F | 57°F | 38°F | 32.9" | 40.4" | 59/100 |
| Flint Bishop | 48°F | 57°F | 38°F | 32.0" | 52.1" | 54/100 |
| Frankenmuth | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Frankfort | 47°F | 54°F | 39°F | 34.3" | 93.0" | 54/100 |
| Fremont | 46°F | 56°F | 37°F | 37.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Garden Corners | 41°F | 52°F | 31°F | 34.1" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Gaylord | 43°F | 52°F | 34°F | 37.2" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Gaylord Otsego CO | 43°F | 52°F | 33°F | 29.5" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Gladwin | 46°F | 57°F | 35°F | 34.0" | 48.5" | 59/100 |
| Glennie | 43°F | 54°F | 32°F | 31.7" | 41.3" | 49/100 |
| Goodrich | 48°F | 57°F | 38°F | 32.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Grand Haven Wwtp | 48°F | 57°F | 40°F | 37.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Grand Marais | 43°F | 51°F | 34°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Grand Rapids | 49°F | 58°F | 41°F | 39.4" | 77.6" | 54/100 |
| Grayling | 43°F | 54°F | 32°F | 33.2" | 88.3" | 44/100 |
| Greenland | 42°F | 51°F | 32°F | 35.6" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Greenville | 47°F | 59°F | 35°F | 36.6" | 72.9" | 54/100 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 49°F | 57°F | 40°F | 35.8" | 27.9" | 59/100 |
| Gull Lake Biological Stn | 50°F | 60°F | 41°F | 39.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Hale | 43°F | 55°F | 32°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Hale Loud Dam | 45°F | 55°F | 34°F | 32.7" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Hancock Houghton CO | 41°F | 49°F | 32°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Harbor Beach | 45°F | 53°F | 38°F | 34.0" | 47.2" | 59/100 |
| Harrisville | 43°F | 50°F | 36°F | 29.1" | 52.4" | 44/100 |
| Hart | 46°F | 56°F | 37°F | 38.9" | 78.5" | 54/100 |
| Hastings | 48°F | 58°F | 37°F | 39.6" | 68.0" | 54/100 |
| Hell | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Herman | 39°F | 48°F | 30°F | 38.3" | 207.8" | 44/100 |
| Hesperia | 46°F | 57°F | 35°F | 35.9" | 74.6" | 54/100 |
| Hillsdale | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 39.5" | 44.1" | 59/100 |
| Holland Tulip City | 49°F | 58°F | 41°F | 34.8" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Holland Wtp | 48°F | 55°F | 41°F | 38.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Houghton Lake | 44°F | 55°F | 33°F | 32.4" | 74.7" | 44/100 |
| Houghton LK Roscommon | 44°F | 55°F | 34°F | 29.6" | 65.9" | 44/100 |
| Howell Wwtp | 48°F | 59°F | 37°F | 33.1" | 33.2" | 59/100 |
| Ionia | 47°F | 56°F | 38°F | 35.9" | 54.2" | 54/100 |
| Iron Mtn Ford | 42°F | 53°F | 31°F | 20.8" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Iron Mtn-kingsford Wwtp | 43°F | 53°F | 32°F | 31.5" | 61.0" | 44/100 |
| Ironwood | 40°F | 50°F | 31°F | 37.4" | 185.5" | 44/100 |
| Ironwood | 40°F | 51°F | 30°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Ishpeming Wwtp | 40°F | 50°F | 29°F | 30.3" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Jackson Reynolds Fld | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 32.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Jacobsville | 40°F | 50°F | 30°F | 31.6" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Kalamazoo Battle CK | 50°F | 59°F | 40°F | 33.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Kalkaska | 43°F | 53°F | 33°F | 33.7" | 132.1" | 44/100 |
| Kent City | 47°F | 59°F | 36°F | 38.5" | 48.0" | 59/100 |
| KI Sawyer Wwtp | 42°F | 51°F | 33°F | 32.7" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Lake City Exp Farm | 44°F | 55°F | 32°F | 33.4" | 74.0" | 44/100 |
| Lansing Capital City | 49°F | 58°F | 39°F | 33.3" | 50.2" | 54/100 |
| Lapeer | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 36.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Lapeer Wwtp | 47°F | 58°F | 37°F | 31.9" | 34.4" | 59/100 |
| Lexington Wtp | 47°F | 55°F | 38°F | 35.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Linden Wwtp | 47°F | 56°F | 37°F | 34.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Ludington | 46°F | 55°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Lupton | 44°F | 55°F | 32°F | 33.4" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Manchester | 48°F | 59°F | 38°F | 33.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Manistee | 48°F | 56°F | 39°F | 36.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Manistique Wwtp | 42°F | 50°F | 34°F | 33.3" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Maple City | 46°F | 55°F | 36°F | 35.7" | 143.3" | 54/100 |
| Marquette | 43°F | 50°F | 35°F | 30.2" | 102.0" | 44/100 |
| Midland | 48°F | 57°F | 39°F | 33.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Milan | 49°F | 60°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Milan Wwtp | 49°F | 59°F | 40°F | 35.9" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Milford GM Proving Ground | 48°F | 58°F | 37°F | 34.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Mio Hydro Plt | 45°F | 56°F | 34°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Mio Wwtp | 44°F | 56°F | 33°F | 32.0" | 57.0" | 44/100 |
| Monroe | 50°F | 59°F | 41°F | N/A | N/A | 53/100 |
| Montague | 47°F | 56°F | 38°F | 35.2" | 68.9" | 54/100 |
| Moran | 42°F | 52°F | 32°F | 35.0" | 80.9" | 44/100 |
| Morenci | 48°F | 60°F | 37°F | 38.1" | 32.0" | 59/100 |
| MT Clemens Ang Base | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 35.0" | 32.2" | 59/100 |
| Munising | 41°F | 49°F | 33°F | 39.9" | 161.0" | 44/100 |
| Munsing Lakeshore | 42°F | 51°F | 34°F | 31.7" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Muskegon CO | 49°F | 58°F | 41°F | 35.1" | 87.2" | 54/100 |
| Newberry Correctional Facility | 42°F | 51°F | 33°F | 33.8" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Newport | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 33.3" | 41.2" | 59/100 |
| Niles | 50°F | 60°F | 41°F | 41.7" | 62.5" | 58/100 |
| Northport | 45°F | 53°F | 38°F | 32.9" | 91.4" | 54/100 |
| NW Michigan Rsch Farm | 47°F | 54°F | 40°F | 31.2" | 114.5" | 58/100 |
| Nwsfo Grand Rapids | 48°F | 58°F | 39°F | 39.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Oil City | 45°F | 56°F | 34°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Old Mission | 46°F | 55°F | 37°F | 31.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Onaway | 44°F | 55°F | 34°F | 32.0" | 86.9" | 44/100 |
| Ontonagon | 43°F | 54°F | 33°F | 32.9" | 177.7" | 44/100 |
| Owosso Wwtp | 48°F | 57°F | 38°F | 34.5" | 38.3" | 59/100 |
| Paradise | 40°F | 50°F | 31°F | 37.2" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Paulding | 39°F | 51°F | 28°F | 32.9" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Pellston | 42°F | 53°F | 32°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Pellston Rgnl | 43°F | 54°F | 31°F | 30.0" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Petoskey | 44°F | 52°F | 37°F | 34.2" | 123.6" | 44/100 |
| Petoskey Ncmc | 44°F | 52°F | 35°F | 36.6" | 120.2" | 44/100 |
| Pickford | 42°F | 53°F | 31°F | 34.1" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Pontiac Oakland CO | 48°F | 57°F | 40°F | 29.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Pontiac Wwtp | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 33.9" | 36.0" | 59/100 |
| Port Austin Wwtp | 46°F | 54°F | 38°F | 32.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Port Hope | 47°F | 54°F | 40°F | 30.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Port Huron | 50°F | 57°F | 42°F | 34.9" | 35.5" | 63/100 |
| Rapid Rvr | 42°F | 52°F | 32°F | 31.3" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Richmond | 48°F | 57°F | 39°F | 35.9" | 46.6" | 59/100 |
| Rogers City | 45°F | 54°F | 36°F | 31.7" | 84.8" | 44/100 |
| Rudyard | 43°F | 53°F | 32°F | 35.5" | 94.1" | 44/100 |
| S Boardman | 45°F | 55°F | 34°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| S Haven | 51°F | 58°F | 44°F | 37.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Saginaw | 48°F | 58°F | 39°F | 34.0" | 40.7" | 59/100 |
| Saginaw Mbs | 48°F | 57°F | 39°F | 32.1" | 49.0" | 59/100 |
| Saint Johns | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 34.0" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Saline | 48°F | 59°F | 38°F | 34.9" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Saline Wwtp | 48°F | 60°F | 37°F | 34.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Sandusky | 46°F | 55°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Sault Ste Marie | 41°F | 50°F | 31°F | 35.8" | 117.4" | 44/100 |
| Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld | 42°F | 51°F | 33°F | 34.5" | 120.1" | 44/100 |
| ST Ignace | 42°F | 51°F | 34°F | 33.4" | N/A | 54/100 |
| ST Ignace Mackinac BR | 44°F | 52°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| ST James 4ssw Beaver | 45°F | 52°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Stambaugh | 39°F | 51°F | 26°F | 30.5" | 67.4" | 44/100 |
| Standish | 46°F | 55°F | 37°F | 30.7" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Stephenson | 43°F | 55°F | 31°F | N/A | N/A | 39/100 |
| Tahquamenon Falls SP | 40°F | 51°F | 29°F | 39.6" | 169.9" | 47/100 |
| Tecumseh | 49°F | 60°F | 37°F | 36.0" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Three Rivers | 49°F | 58°F | 39°F | 39.7" | 41.2" | 59/100 |
| Tipton | 48°F | 59°F | 36°F | 35.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Traverse City Cherry Cptl | 47°F | 56°F | 38°F | 29.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Traverse City Munson | 45°F | 54°F | 36°F | 36.2" | 101.0" | 54/100 |
| Trout Lake | 42°F | 52°F | 33°F | 33.5" | 98.5" | 44/100 |
| Vanderbilt | 42°F | 54°F | 30°F | 32.4" | 83.9" | 44/100 |
| Vassar | 46°F | 57°F | 35°F | 34.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| W Branch | 44°F | 55°F | 34°F | 33.6" | 53.0" | 44/100 |
| Watton | 40°F | 50°F | 30°F | 31.9" | 121.3" | 44/100 |
| Wellston | 44°F | 56°F | 33°F | 38.0" | 119.6" | 44/100 |
| White Lake | 46°F | 55°F | 36°F | 35.3" | 62.3" | 54/100 |
| Whitefish PT | 42°F | 50°F | 34°F | 32.8" | 121.0" | 44/100 |
| Whitmore Lake | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | 34.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Yale | 45°F | 56°F | 34°F | 31.3" | 40.7" | 59/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Michigan computed from 290 reporting stations.
Climate Insight: Michigan
Michigan's climate profile is aggregated from 203 cities 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 measured stations rather than any single city'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 203 individual city pages below, each city's climate varies based on local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the city 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 composite comfort score. A city's comfort score weighs temperature mildness, humidity, and extreme-weather frequency into a single 0–100 rating, which is especially useful when contrasting locations at different elevations or distances from the coast. Use these rankings as a starting point, then open each city page for monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and humidity metrics that matter for gardening, energy budgeting, and relocation decisions.
Choosing a place in Michigan?
The statewide 46°F hides big local swings, pick by city, not by state.
- Inside Michigan, annual averages run from Clarksburg (38°F) to Eau Claire (52°F) - a 13°F spread.
- Dearborn scores the state's highest comfort rating at 68/100. Dearborn climate
- Compare states side by side, or jump straight to national rankings. Rankings
NOAA 1991–2020 normals describe the typical year; treat them as planning baselines, not forecasts.
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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