climigo

Michigan

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid December–March (freezing).

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −2°−11° snow likely
February −1°−10° snow likely
March 6°−6° snow likely
April 13°1°
May 20°7°
June 25°13°
July 27°15°
August 26°14°
September 22°10°
October 15°4°
November 7°−2°
December 1°−7° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−10.5 · −2.3 °CJanuary: −10.5 · −2.3 °C−10.3 · −0.6 °CFebruary: −10.3 · −0.6 °C−5.5 · 5.6 °CMarch: −5.5 · 5.6 °C0.6 · 13.0 °CApril: 0.6 · 13.0 °C7.1 · 20.1 °CMay: 7.1 · 20.1 °C12.5 · 25.4 °CJune: 12.5 · 25.4 °C14.6 · 27.4 °CJuly: 14.6 · 27.4 °C13.6 · 26.0 °CAugust: 13.6 · 26.0 °C10.1 · 22.2 °CSeptember: 10.1 · 22.2 °C4.1 · 14.6 °COctober: 4.1 · 14.6 °C−1.6 · 7.0 °CNovember: −1.6 · 7.0 °C−6.6 · 0.8 °CDecember: −6.6 · 0.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −10.5 – −2.3 °C
Feb −10.3 – −0.6 °C
Mar −5.5 – 5.6 °C
Apr 0.6 – 13.0 °C
May 7.1 – 20.1 °C
Jun 12.5 – 25.4 °C
Jul 14.6 – 27.4 °C
Aug 13.6 – 26.0 °C
Sep 10.1 – 22.2 °C
Oct 4.1 – 14.6 °C
Nov −1.6 – 7.0 °C
Dec −6.6 – 0.8 °C

How much it rains

January 55 mm10 d
February 48 mm8 d
March 58 mm9 d
April 78 mm10 d
May 85 mm10 d
June 90 mm9 d
July 87 mm8 d
August 86 mm8 d
September 79 mm8 d
October 81 mm10 d
November 60 mm9 d
December 62 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 55 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day48 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 48 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day58 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 58 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day78 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 78 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day85 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 85 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day90 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 90 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day87 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 87 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day86 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayAugust: 86 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day79 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 79 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a day81 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 81 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day60 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 60 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day62 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 62 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 55 mm10 d
Feb 48 mm8 d
Mar 58 mm9 d
Apr 78 mm10 d
May 85 mm10 d
Jun 90 mm9 d
Jul 87 mm8 d
Aug 86 mm8 d
Sep 79 mm8 d
Oct 81 mm10 d
Nov 60 mm9 d
Dec 62 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 14
February 10 h 29
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 27
May 14 h 46
June 15 h 29
July 15 h 11
August 14 h 03
September 12 h 33
October 11 h 03
November 9 h 39
December 8 h 54

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 19 cm
February 23 cm
March 17 cm
April 6 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 2 cm
December 10 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19 cmJanuary: 19 cm23 cmFebruary: 23 cm17 cmMarch: 17 cm6 cmApril: 6 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm10 cmDecember: 10 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 19 cm
Feb 23 cm
Mar 17 cm
Apr 6 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 10 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities