Chatham, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHATHAM EXP FARM 2, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chatham has an annual average temperature of 41.4°F with about 35.1 inches of precipitation per year and 164 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.9°F), and the coldest is February (average low 6.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and February the driest (1.53 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,523
Cooling need
24

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

91 of 366 (24.9%) of Chatham'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.

1980s
32
1990s
110
2000s
96
2010s
63
2020s
65

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 24.5°F 8.0°F 16.2°F 2.04 in 45.6 in 20
February 27.4°F 6.9°F 17.2°F 1.53 in 29.7 in 14
March 36.9°F 15.4°F 26.1°F 1.69 in 18.6 in 12
April 48.3°F 27.3°F 37.8°F 2.44 in 11.8 in 11
May 63.1°F 38.8°F 50.9°F 3.27 in 0.6 in 13
June 73.3°F 48.4°F 60.9°F 3.37 in 12
July 77.9°F 53.7°F 65.8°F 3.58 in 13
August 76.5°F 52.7°F 64.6°F 3.03 in 12
September 68.8°F 46.2°F 57.5°F 4.25 in 15
October 54.7°F 35.1°F 44.9°F 4.74 in 2.5 in 17
November 40.4°F 25.0°F 32.7°F 2.86 in 18.9 in 15
December 29.8°F 14.5°F 22.1°F 2.29 in 36.3 in 17

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