Escanaba, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ESCANABA, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Escanaba has an annual average temperature of 42.2°F with about 28.8 inches of precipitation per year and 46.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.45 in) and February the driest (1.03 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,280
Cooling need
57

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Escanaba'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.

1870s
11
1880s
24
1890s
37
1900s
24
1910s
35
1920s
31
1930s
42
1940s
30
1950s
25
1960s
22
1970s
9
1980s
15
1990s
29
2000s
32
2010s
0
2020s
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 25.6°F 8.1°F 16.9°F 1.18 in 13.7 in 9
February 27.8°F 8.2°F 18.0°F 1.03 in 10.2 in 7
March 36.7°F 17.9°F 27.3°F 1.64 in 6.1 in 7
April 47.3°F 29.4°F 38.4°F 2.34 in 4.4 in 10
May 60.3°F 40.6°F 50.4°F 3.32 in 12
June 70.5°F 50.9°F 60.7°F 3.45 in 13
July 76.6°F 56.4°F 66.5°F 2.90 in 10
August 75.6°F 55.2°F 65.4°F 2.99 in 10
September 67.6°F 48.9°F 58.2°F 3.21 in 11
October 54.5°F 36.5°F 45.5°F 3.06 in 13
November 42.2°F 27.4°F 34.8°F 2.35 in 2.3 in 9
December 31.1°F 16.4°F 23.8°F 1.37 in 10.2 in 9

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