Iron Mountain, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from IRON MTN FORD AP, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Iron Mountain has an annual average temperature of 41.8°F with about 20.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.99 in) and January the driest (0.47 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,418
Cooling need
78

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

155 of 366 (42.3%) of Iron Mountain'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.

1990s
33
2000s
123
2010s
111
2020s
99

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 23.5°F 5.8°F 14.7°F 0.47 in 6
February 27.4°F 6.6°F 17.0°F 0.51 in 5
March 38.3°F 16.8°F 27.6°F 0.87 in 6
April 52.1°F 27.4°F 39.8°F 1.59 in 9
May 66.3°F 39.5°F 52.9°F 2.20 in 11
June 75.9°F 49.8°F 62.8°F 2.99 in 12
July 80.1°F 54.4°F 67.3°F 2.74 in 11
August 77.7°F 52.9°F 65.3°F 2.44 in 11
September 69.5°F 45.2°F 57.4°F 2.94 in 12
October 55.1°F 34.3°F 44.7°F 2.20 in 10
November 40.1°F 23.7°F 31.9°F 1.15 in 7
December 28.5°F 12.7°F 20.6°F 0.65 in 6

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