Kent City, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KENT CITY 2 SW, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kent City has an annual average temperature of 47.1°F with about 38.5 inches of precipitation per year and 48 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.17 in) and February the driest (1.84 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,741
Cooling need
297

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

169 of 366 (46.2%) of Kent City'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
5
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
88
2010s
206
2020s
67

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 31.7°F 13.7°F 22.7°F 2.65 in 13.9 in 14
February 35.2°F 13.7°F 24.5°F 1.84 in 7.7 in 11
March 45.3°F 21.8°F 33.6°F 2.59 in 5.7 in 11
April 57.5°F 32.4°F 45.0°F 3.82 in 1.2 in 13
May 69.5°F 43.8°F 56.7°F 4.17 in 13
June 79.4°F 53.2°F 66.3°F 3.84 in 10
July 83.3°F 56.9°F 70.1°F 3.19 in 9
August 81.4°F 55.5°F 68.5°F 3.33 in 10
September 74.6°F 48.2°F 61.4°F 3.08 in 10
October 61.8°F 37.9°F 49.9°F 4.06 in 0.3 in 12
November 47.2°F 28.5°F 37.9°F 3.46 in 4.2 in 12
December 36.1°F 21.0°F 28.6°F 2.50 in 15.0 in 13

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