Manchester, MI

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Manchester has an annual average temperature of 48.3°F with about 33.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.06 in) and February the driest (1.96 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,432
Cooling need
408

Best time to visit Manchester

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

182 of 366 (49.7%) of Manchester'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
106
2010s
156
2020s
104

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 31.4°F 15.3°F 23.3°F 2.33 in 13
February 34.9°F 15.7°F 25.3°F 1.96 in 11
March 45.3°F 25.0°F 35.2°F 2.16 in 10
April 58.3°F 35.3°F 46.8°F 3.18 in 12
May 70.1°F 46.6°F 58.4°F 4.06 in 14
June 79.0°F 56.0°F 67.5°F 3.06 in 11
July 83.0°F 59.5°F 71.2°F 3.45 in 11
August 81.0°F 58.8°F 69.9°F 3.09 in 10
September 74.6°F 50.6°F 62.6°F 2.91 in 10
October 61.9°F 39.6°F 50.7°F 2.60 in 12
November 47.7°F 30.0°F 38.9°F 2.67 in 11
December 36.5°F 22.4°F 29.4°F 2.11 in 12

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