Kalamazoo, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kalamazoo has an annual average temperature of 49.5°F with about 33.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.1°F). October is typically the wettest month (3.74 in) and February the driest (1.34 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,093
Cooling need
516

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

170 of 366 (46.4%) of Kalamazoo'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
32
2000s
93
2010s
131
2020s
110

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 18.1°F 24.8°F 1.70 in 12
February 34.7°F 19.5°F 27.1°F 1.34 in 9
March 45.9°F 27.3°F 36.6°F 2.01 in 11
April 59.3°F 37.7°F 48.5°F 3.07 in 13
May 70.3°F 48.7°F 59.5°F 3.70 in 13
June 79.5°F 58.1°F 68.8°F 3.20 in 12
July 83.1°F 62.0°F 72.6°F 3.36 in 10
August 81.1°F 60.4°F 70.8°F 3.66 in 12
September 74.1°F 52.5°F 63.3°F 3.27 in 12
October 61.3°F 41.9°F 51.6°F 3.74 in 13
November 47.6°F 32.5°F 40.1°F 2.50 in 11
December 36.5°F 24.2°F 30.4°F 1.68 in 13

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