Grosse Pointe, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Grosse Pointe has an annual average temperature of 48.5°F with about 35.8 inches of precipitation per year and 27.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.86 in) and January the driest (2.09 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,408
Cooling need
456

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) of Grosse Pointe'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
62
1960s
44
1970s
43
1980s
56
1990s
51
2000s
28
2010s
36
2020s
46

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 31.5°F 16.6°F 24.0°F 2.09 in 9.4 in 11
February 33.9°F 17.7°F 25.8°F 2.15 in 7.4 in 8
March 42.9°F 25.0°F 33.9°F 2.55 in 3.5 in 8
April 55.5°F 35.8°F 45.7°F 3.41 in 0.3 in 11
May 67.0°F 47.5°F 57.3°F 3.86 in 12
June 77.2°F 57.8°F 67.5°F 3.64 in 11
July 82.0°F 62.4°F 72.2°F 3.38 in 10
August 79.8°F 61.2°F 70.5°F 3.47 in 9
September 72.7°F 53.9°F 63.3°F 3.31 in 9
October 60.4°F 42.5°F 51.4°F 2.80 in 10
November 47.3°F 31.9°F 39.6°F 2.79 in 0.4 in 10
December 37.0°F 23.8°F 30.4°F 2.36 in 6.9 in 11

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