Kentwood, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GRAND RAPIDS, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kentwood has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 39.4 inches of precipitation per year and 77.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.6°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.02 in) and February the driest (2.12 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,171
Cooling need
534

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

75 of 366 (20.5%) of Kentwood'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.

1960s
40
1970s
65
1980s
47
1990s
55
2000s
44
2010s
71
2020s
44

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 31.0°F 18.6°F 24.8°F 2.52 in 22.6 in 17
February 33.7°F 19.5°F 26.6°F 2.12 in 17.2 in 13
March 44.5°F 26.9°F 35.7°F 2.39 in 7.6 in 12
April 57.8°F 37.3°F 47.6°F 3.99 in 2.0 in 13
May 69.8°F 48.6°F 59.2°F 4.00 in 13
June 79.4°F 58.3°F 68.9°F 3.94 in 11
July 83.1°F 62.5°F 72.8°F 3.86 in 10
August 80.9°F 61.2°F 71.1°F 3.55 in 10
September 73.9°F 53.1°F 63.5°F 3.43 in 10
October 60.7°F 42.2°F 51.5°F 4.02 in 0.3 in 13
November 47.2°F 32.8°F 40.0°F 3.10 in 7.1 in 13
December 36.1°F 24.7°F 30.4°F 2.48 in 20.8 in 16

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