Empire, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MAPLE CITY 1E, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Empire has an annual average temperature of 45.7°F with about 35.7 inches of precipitation per year and 143.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.9°F), and the coldest is February (average low 15.7°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.46 in) and February the driest (1.89 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Empire
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →61 of 366 (16.7%) of Empire'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 | 6 | |
| 1960s | 48 | |
| 1970s | 43 | |
| 1980s | 71 | |
| 1990s | 52 | |
| 2000s | 56 | |
| 2010s | 49 | |
| 2020s | 41 |
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 | 28.7°F | 15.9°F | 22.3°F | 2.76 in | 44.5 in | 19 |
| February | 31.0°F | 15.7°F | 23.3°F | 1.89 in | 27.5 in | 13 |
| March | 40.8°F | 21.6°F | 31.2°F | 1.97 in | 14.3 in | 10 |
| April | 52.9°F | 31.1°F | 42.0°F | 2.92 in | 6.4 in | 10 |
| May | 66.8°F | 41.7°F | 54.2°F | 3.09 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| June | 75.6°F | 51.5°F | 63.6°F | 2.94 in | — | 9 |
| July | 79.9°F | 57.4°F | 68.6°F | 2.71 in | — | 9 |
| August | 78.3°F | 57.0°F | 67.6°F | 2.94 in | — | 8 |
| September | 71.0°F | 50.1°F | 60.6°F | 4.08 in | — | 11 |
| October | 58.3°F | 40.0°F | 49.2°F | 4.46 in | 0.5 in | 13 |
| November | 44.7°F | 30.3°F | 37.5°F | 3.24 in | 13.9 in | 15 |
| December | 34.1°F | 22.2°F | 28.2°F | 2.67 in | 36.0 in | 16 |
Climate twins of Empire
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).