East Lansing, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EAST LANSING 4 S, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
East Lansing has an annual average temperature of 49.2°F with about 34.3 inches of precipitation per year and 36 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.36 in) and February the driest (1.60 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of East Lansing'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.
| 1950s | 11 | |
| 1960s | 75 | |
| 1970s | 61 | |
| 1980s | 69 | |
| 1990s | 76 | |
| 2000s | 74 | |
| 2010s | 0 |
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 | 31.8°F | 17.5°F | 24.7°F | 2.08 in | 14.1 in | 13 |
| February | 34.4°F | 18.8°F | 26.6°F | 1.60 in | 7.3 in | 10 |
| March | 44.9°F | 27.2°F | 36.0°F | 1.68 in | 4.2 in | 10 |
| April | 57.7°F | 37.3°F | 47.5°F | 3.55 in | 0.9 in | 12 |
| May | 70.2°F | 48.4°F | 59.3°F | 4.36 in | — | 11 |
| June | 79.4°F | 57.6°F | 68.5°F | 3.79 in | — | 11 |
| July | 83.0°F | 61.2°F | 72.1°F | 3.37 in | — | 10 |
| August | 81.4°F | 59.8°F | 70.6°F | 3.45 in | — | 10 |
| September | 75.5°F | 51.8°F | 63.6°F | 3.17 in | — | 9 |
| October | 61.6°F | 41.5°F | 51.5°F | 3.12 in | 0.3 in | 10 |
| November | 48.2°F | 32.2°F | 40.2°F | 2.55 in | 1.8 in | 10 |
| December | 37.1°F | 23.5°F | 30.3°F | 1.60 in | 7.4 in | 13 |
Climate twins of East Lansing
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