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.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Michigan in the national rankings
- Ranks #10 coldest of 50 states at 45.5°F annual average, 7.6°F below the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 23.3°F, the #12 coldest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 35.3% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (16 measured locations), the #38 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
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.
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.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 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.
- United States (incl. Michigan) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
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 | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | 49°F | 60°F | 39°F | 36.7" | 26.0" | 59/100 |
| Adrian Lenawee County | 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Alma | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | 34.5" | 39.3" | 59/100 |
| Alpena | 44°F | 54°F | 33°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Alpena County 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Auburn | 47°F | 57°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Cadillac 9&10 News | 44°F | 55°F | 34°F | 37.3" | N/A | 52/100 |
| 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 Park | 39°F | 52°F | 27°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Copper Harbor Fort Wilkins | 41°F | 49°F | 33°F | 33.1" | N/A | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 |
| Detour Village | 42°F | 50°F | 34°F | 31.9" | 74.6" | 44/100 |
| Detroit | 51°F | 59°F | 42°F | 34.3" | 45.0" | 63/100 |
| Detroit City | 51°F | 59°F | 42°F | 29.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Gaylord | 43°F | 52°F | 34°F | 37.2" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Gaylord Otsego County | 43°F | 52°F | 33°F | 29.5" | N/A | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Hale Loud Dam | 45°F | 55°F | 34°F | 32.7" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Hancock Houghton County | 41°F | 49°F | 32°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 |
| Ishpeming Wwtp | 40°F | 50°F | 29°F | 30.3" | N/A | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Lupton | 44°F | 55°F | 32°F | 33.4" | N/A | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Muskegon County | 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Paulding | 39°F | 51°F | 28°F | 32.9" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Pellston | 42°F | 53°F | 32°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pellston Rgnl | 43°F | 54°F | 31°F | 30.0" | N/A | 52/100 |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| Pontiac Oakland County | 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 | 52/100 |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| 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 | 52/100 |
| St Ignace Mackinac BR | 44°F | 52°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| St James 4ssw Beaver | 45°F | 52°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | N/A |
| Tahquamenon Falls State Park | 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 Point | 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 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).
- South Dakota 46°F · 0.1°F off
- Idaho 46°F · 0.6°F off
- Colorado 46°F · 0.8°F off
- New Hampshire 45°F · 1.0°F off
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Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
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