Bad Axe, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BAD AXE, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bad Axe has an annual average temperature of 46.4°F with about 32.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.67 in) and March the driest (1.83 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,951
Cooling need
264

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

40 of 366 (10.9%) of Bad Axe'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.

1920s
16
1930s
83
1940s
52
1950s
23
1960s
19
1970s
32
1980s
24
1990s
34
2000s
27
2010s
34
2020s
22

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 28.3°F 15.6°F 21.9°F 1.96 in 15
February 30.2°F 15.6°F 22.9°F 1.88 in 11
March 40.0°F 23.3°F 31.6°F 1.83 in 10
April 53.3°F 33.1°F 43.2°F 3.19 in 12
May 66.1°F 44.6°F 55.3°F 3.34 in 12
June 76.0°F 54.8°F 65.4°F 3.17 in 10
July 80.3°F 59.5°F 69.9°F 3.67 in 10
August 78.5°F 58.5°F 68.5°F 3.36 in 10
September 72.0°F 51.0°F 61.5°F 3.16 in 11
October 58.7°F 41.3°F 50.0°F 2.90 in 13
November 45.3°F 31.4°F 38.4°F 2.36 in 12
December 34.0°F 22.9°F 28.5°F 2.07 in 14

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