Iron River, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STAMBAUGH 2SSE, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Iron River has an annual average temperature of 38.5°F with about 30.5 inches of precipitation per year and 67.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.0°F), and the coldest is February (average low 0.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.15 in) and February the driest (0.96 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,546
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Iron River'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.

1920s
24
1930s
67
1940s
51
1950s
22
1960s
26
1970s
36
1980s
28
1990s
26
2000s
29
2010s
34
2020s
23

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 21.2°F 0.3°F 10.7°F 1.09 in 14.6 in 10
February 25.5°F 0.1°F 12.8°F 0.96 in 12.5 in 7
March 36.8°F 9.4°F 23.1°F 1.49 in 8.7 in 8
April 49.7°F 24.1°F 36.9°F 2.55 in 7.4 in 11
May 64.1°F 37.2°F 50.6°F 3.17 in 0.3 in 12
June 73.3°F 46.8°F 60.1°F 4.00 in 12
July 77.0°F 50.4°F 63.7°F 4.15 in 12
August 75.0°F 47.9°F 61.5°F 3.10 in 11
September 67.3°F 40.8°F 54.0°F 3.48 in 13
October 53.2°F 30.5°F 41.8°F 3.32 in 2.1 in 13
November 37.9°F 20.5°F 29.2°F 1.76 in 8.2 in 11
December 26.3°F 8.5°F 17.4°F 1.46 in 13.6 in 11

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