Athens, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLDWATER ST SCHOOL, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Athens has an annual average temperature of 48.1°F with about 39.1 inches of precipitation per year and 42.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.41 in) and March the driest (2.22 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,468
Cooling need
372

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Athens'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.

1890s
14
1900s
33
1910s
44
1920s
26
1930s
84
1940s
21
1950s
28
1960s
22
1970s
10
1980s
22
1990s
14
2000s
13
2010s
24
2020s
11

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 30.9°F 15.9°F 23.4°F 2.53 in 13.1 in 14
February 34.2°F 17.6°F 25.9°F 2.30 in 10.7 in 12
March 44.9°F 25.7°F 35.3°F 2.22 in 4.9 in 11
April 57.9°F 36.1°F 47.0°F 3.42 in 1.1 in 13
May 69.4°F 47.1°F 58.2°F 4.30 in 13
June 78.6°F 56.6°F 67.6°F 3.85 in 11
July 81.9°F 59.9°F 70.9°F 4.03 in 10
August 79.6°F 58.2°F 68.9°F 4.41 in 10
September 73.2°F 50.7°F 62.0°F 3.27 in 11
October 60.6°F 40.3°F 50.5°F 3.66 in 0.1 in 12
November 46.6°F 30.5°F 38.5°F 2.75 in 3.6 in 13
December 35.5°F 21.7°F 28.6°F 2.38 in 9.2 in 14

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