Athens, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLDWATER ST SCHOOL, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Athens
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Athens
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