Elk Rapids, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OLD MISSION 3SSW, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elk Rapids has an annual average temperature of 46.2°F with about 31.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.9°F), and the coldest is February (average low 15.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (3.98 in) and February the driest (1.18 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,975
Cooling need
213

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Climate change signal

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74 of 366 (20.2%) of Elk Rapids'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.

1970s
1
1980s
81
1990s
70
2000s
95
2010s
77
2020s
42

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 29.5°F 16.5°F 23.0°F 1.78 in
February 30.8°F 15.9°F 23.4°F 1.18 in
March 40.6°F 22.2°F 31.4°F 1.43 in
April 52.3°F 31.3°F 41.8°F 2.81 in
May 65.6°F 42.6°F 54.1°F 3.05 in
June 75.5°F 52.4°F 63.9°F 3.02 in
July 79.9°F 57.7°F 68.8°F 2.78 in
August 78.6°F 58.1°F 68.3°F 3.32 in
September 71.4°F 50.9°F 61.2°F 3.61 in
October 57.8°F 41.3°F 49.5°F 3.98 in
November 46.1°F 32.5°F 39.3°F 2.36 in
December 35.2°F 24.5°F 29.9°F 2.00 in

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