Michigan Climate: Rankings, Normals and Frost Dates by Town

How Michigan is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Michigan: 68.0°F (+0.7 °F against 1991-2020), the 31st warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Michigan: 2.87 in (-0.44 in against 1991-2020), the 53rd driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Michigan: 47.3°F (+0.8 °F against 1991-2020), the 20th warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Michigan: 25.77 in (+3.40 in against 1991-2020), the 4th wettest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 72.8°F in 1947
Coolest August: 60.7°F in 1927
Wettest August: 6.35 in in 1975
Driest August: 0.79 in in 1927

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Adrian Lenawee CO AP	58.8°F	39.8°F	29.95 in		April 27	October 20
Alpena CO Rgnl AP	54.8°F	33.9°F	29.67 in	77.6 in	May 17	October 1
Alpena Wwtp	52.2°F	36.2°F	31.94 in	59.4 in	May 5	October 17
Ann Arbor Muni AP	58.7°F	36.9°F	29.78 in		May 8	October 4
Battle Creek Kellogg AP	58.5°F	40.1°F	31.52 in		April 30	October 19
Benton Harbor AP	58.9°F	40.6°F	35.00 in		May 4	October 17
Cadillac	54.2°F	34.8°F	35.16 in		May 19	October 1
Chatham 1 Se	50.2°F	30.9°F	36.97 in		May 27	September 28
Copper Harbor	49.4°F	35.7°F	26.01 in		May 10	October 21
Detroit City AP	58.7°F	42.2°F	29.89 in		April 21	October 31
Detroit Metro AP	59.1°F	42.0°F	34.32 in	45.0 in	April 20	October 27
Detroit Willow Run AP	61.1°F	41.6°F	30.19 in		April 24	October 24
Escanaba	51.3°F	33.0°F	28.84 in	46.9 in	May 13	October 7
Flint Bishop Intl AP	57.2°F	38.1°F	31.97 in	52.1 in	May 6	October 10
Gaylord 9 Ssw	51.7°F	34.3°F	37.19 in		May 15	October 7
Gaylord Otsego CO AP	52.2°F	33.2°F	29.48 in		May 22	September 30
Gladwin	56.7°F	34.7°F	34.02 in	48.5 in	May 9	October 4
Grand Rapids	58.2°F	40.5°F	39.40 in	77.6 in	April 29	October 20
Holland Tulip City AP	57.9°F	40.6°F	34.76 in		April 28	October 21
Houghton Lk Roscommon AP	54.7°F	33.6°F	29.59 in	65.9 in	May 19	September 23
Iron Mtn Ford AP	52.9°F	30.8°F	20.75 in		May 25	September 24
Jackson Reynolds Fld	58.3°F	39.5°F	32.19 in		May 1	October 14
Kalamazoo Battle Ck Intl AP	58.8°F	40.3°F	33.23 in		April 28	October 18
Lansing Capital City AP	57.9°F	39.2°F	33.33 in	50.2 in	May 1	October 13
Marquette	50.0°F	35.2°F	30.20 in	102.0 in	May 8	October 21
Marquette	49.5°F	31.0°F	36.68 in	196.8 in	May 22	September 29
Mt Clemens Ang Base	57.6°F	39.7°F	34.96 in	32.2 in	April 30	October 24
Munsing Lakeshore	50.6°F	33.9°F	31.70 in		May 23	October 10
Muskegon CO AP	57.9°F	40.9°F	35.08 in	87.2 in	April 30	October 19
Pellston Rgnl AP	54.0°F	31.2°F	30.01 in		May 31	September 18
Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP	57.2°F	39.5°F	29.16 in		April 29	October 20
Port Hope	53.8°F	40.3°F	30.37 in		April 28	November 3
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	56.9°F	39.1°F	32.12 in	49.0 in	April 26	October 17
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	51.4°F	33.3°F	34.46 in	120.1 in	May 9	October 11
Traverse City Cherry Cptl AP	56.0°F	37.7°F	29.12 in		May 12	October 16

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Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.