Alpena, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALPENA WWTP, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Alpena has an annual average temperature of 44.2°F with about 31.9 inches of precipitation per year and 59.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.1°F), and the coldest is February (average low 12.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.45 in) and February the driest (1.70 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Alpena
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →53 of 366 (14.5%) of Alpena's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 12 | |
| 1950s | 50 | |
| 1960s | 48 | |
| 1970s | 33 | |
| 1980s | 44 | |
| 1990s | 46 | |
| 2000s | 62 | |
| 2010s | 45 | |
| 2020s | 26 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.1°F | 13.4°F | 20.2°F | 2.19 in | 15.6 in | 20 |
| February | 28.6°F | 12.7°F | 20.6°F | 1.70 in | 14.4 in | 16 |
| March | 36.8°F | 20.8°F | 28.8°F | 1.81 in | 6.2 in | 13 |
| April | 48.4°F | 32.1°F | 40.3°F | 3.11 in | 3.5 in | 14 |
| May | 60.8°F | 43.1°F | 51.9°F | 3.17 in | — | 14 |
| June | 71.0°F | 53.7°F | 62.4°F | 2.72 in | — | 12 |
| July | 77.1°F | 59.4°F | 68.3°F | 3.29 in | — | 12 |
| August | 76.2°F | 58.1°F | 67.2°F | 3.45 in | — | 12 |
| September | 68.9°F | 50.7°F | 59.8°F | 2.94 in | — | 13 |
| October | 55.9°F | 39.6°F | 47.7°F | 3.24 in | 0.1 in | 17 |
| November | 43.0°F | 29.9°F | 36.4°F | 2.27 in | 3.0 in | 16 |
| December | 32.8°F | 20.9°F | 26.9°F | 2.05 in | 16.6 in | 17 |
Climate twins of Alpena
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