Elk Rapids, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OLD MISSION 3SSW, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Elk Rapids
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All-time records →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 | — | — |
Climate twins of Elk Rapids
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