Ontonagon, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ONTONAGON 6 SE, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ontonagon has an annual average temperature of 43.3°F with about 32.9 inches of precipitation per year and 177.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.2°F), and the coldest is February (average low 8.6°F). October is typically the wettest month (3.58 in) and February the driest (1.63 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,914
Cooling need
99

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Ontonagon'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.

1970s
12
1980s
96
1990s
97
2000s
111
2010s
50

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 25.1°F 8.8°F 17.0°F 2.87 in 53.1 in 18
February 29.9°F 8.6°F 19.3°F 1.63 in 27.0 in 12
March 40.4°F 17.7°F 29.1°F 1.74 in 17.6 in 9
April 52.1°F 30.0°F 41.0°F 2.38 in 6.9 in 9
May 66.0°F 41.1°F 53.6°F 3.14 in 1.0 in 10
June 75.4°F 50.0°F 62.7°F 2.86 in 11
July 79.2°F 55.3°F 67.2°F 3.19 in 11
August 78.4°F 53.9°F 66.1°F 2.99 in 9
September 70.5°F 48.4°F 59.4°F 2.95 in 0.1 in 11
October 56.3°F 37.7°F 47.0°F 3.58 in 2.5 in 14
November 41.2°F 26.8°F 34.0°F 2.68 in 21.4 in 13
December 29.9°F 16.3°F 23.1°F 2.90 in 48.1 in 16

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