Ishpeming, MI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ishpeming has an annual average temperature of 39.8°F with about 30.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.6°F), and the coldest is February (average low 5.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.88 in) and March the driest (1.23 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,066
Cooling need
9

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

215 of 366 (58.7%) of Ishpeming'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.

2000s
47
2010s
184
2020s
135

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 22.1°F 6.1°F 14.1°F 1.59 in 18
February 25.0°F 5.6°F 15.3°F 1.34 in 14
March 35.5°F 12.2°F 23.9°F 1.23 in 11
April 47.4°F 25.0°F 36.2°F 2.41 in 12
May 62.4°F 38.1°F 50.2°F 2.95 in 12
June 72.2°F 48.9°F 60.5°F 3.09 in 12
July 77.6°F 53.0°F 65.3°F 3.88 in 11
August 75.8°F 51.0°F 63.4°F 2.36 in 10
September 67.9°F 44.1°F 56.0°F 3.61 in 14
October 53.2°F 33.3°F 43.3°F 3.61 in 16
November 38.2°F 22.6°F 30.4°F 2.19 in 14
December 26.9°F 12.2°F 19.5°F 1.99 in 17

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