Ann Arbor, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANN ARBOR SE, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ann Arbor has an annual average temperature of 48.2°F with about 37.9 inches of precipitation per year and 59.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.25 in) and February the driest (2.42 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,465
Cooling need
414

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

170 of 366 (46.4%) of Ann Arbor'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.

2000s
96
2010s
180
2020s
90

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 31.7°F 16.3°F 24.0°F 2.84 in 16.6 in 18
February 34.8°F 16.3°F 25.5°F 2.42 in 17.1 in 15
March 45.1°F 24.9°F 35.0°F 2.76 in 7.3 in 14
April 58.2°F 34.2°F 46.2°F 3.34 in 2.4 in 14
May 70.4°F 45.5°F 57.9°F 3.79 in 15
June 79.7°F 55.5°F 67.6°F 4.25 in 12
July 84.0°F 59.0°F 71.5°F 3.85 in 11
August 81.5°F 57.9°F 69.7°F 3.34 in 11
September 75.1°F 49.7°F 62.4°F 2.98 in 11
October 62.0°F 39.0°F 50.5°F 2.93 in 0.1 in 14
November 48.0°F 29.6°F 38.8°F 2.73 in 3.9 in 12
December 36.2°F 22.2°F 29.2°F 2.64 in 11.9 in 17

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