What is the hottest month in Marquette?

July is the warmest month in Marquette, with an average high of 74.6°F.

What is the coldest month in Marquette?

January is the coldest month in Marquette, with an average low of 12.4°F.

What month does Marquette get the most rain?

October is typically the wettest month in Marquette, with about 3.43 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Marquette in?

Marquette is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 6b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Marquette, MI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Marquette has an annual average temperature of 42.6°F with about 30.2 inches of precipitation per year and 102 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 74.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.4°F). October is typically the wettest month (3.43 in) and February the driest (1.47 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months

4 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

47.7°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

8,133

HDD/yr

Cooling need

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

29 of 366 (7.9%) of Marquette'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.

1850s		0
1860s		9
1870s		29
1880s		31
1890s		11
1940s		13
1950s		33
1960s		40
1970s		27
1980s		47
1990s		41
2000s		37
2010s		27
2020s		21

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	24.6°F	12.4°F	18.5°F	1.86 in	25.1 in	18
February	26.9°F	12.5°F	19.7°F	1.47 in	20.9 in	12
March	35.3°F	21.0°F	28.2°F	1.59 in	14.2 in	11
April	45.8°F	31.0°F	38.4°F	2.74 in	8.4 in	10
May	58.7°F	40.8°F	49.8°F	2.90 in	0.3 in	12
June	67.9°F	50.1°F	59.0°F	3.05 in	—	12
July	74.6°F	57.7°F	66.2°F	3.11 in	—	11
August	74.3°F	58.1°F	66.2°F	2.31 in	—	11
September	67.3°F	51.6°F	59.4°F	3.34 in	—	13
October	53.9°F	40.0°F	47.0°F	3.43 in	0.9 in	15
November	40.6°F	28.5°F	34.5°F	2.42 in	11.1 in	13
December	30.2°F	18.6°F	24.4°F	1.98 in	21.1 in	14