Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAULT STE MARIE SANDERSON FLD, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sault Ste. Marie has an annual average temperature of 42.4°F with about 34.5 inches of precipitation per year and 120.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.4°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.38 in) and February the driest (1.51 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Sault Ste. Marie
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →67 of 366 (18.3%) of Sault Ste. Marie'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.
| 1930s | 41 | |
| 1940s | 50 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 21 | |
| 1970s | 26 | |
| 1980s | 41 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 31 | |
| 2010s | 53 | |
| 2020s | 42 |
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 | 24.0°F | 8.4°F | 16.2°F | 2.21 in | 30.3 in | 19 |
| February | 26.4°F | 9.3°F | 17.8°F | 1.51 in | 20.7 in | 14 |
| March | 35.5°F | 17.9°F | 26.7°F | 1.81 in | 13.0 in | 12 |
| April | 48.5°F | 30.2°F | 39.4°F | 2.63 in | 7.6 in | 12 |
| May | 63.2°F | 41.0°F | 52.1°F | 2.64 in | 0.4 in | 11 |
| June | 72.5°F | 49.7°F | 61.1°F | 2.85 in | — | 11 |
| July | 76.8°F | 55.2°F | 66.0°F | 3.07 in | — | 11 |
| August | 75.8°F | 55.4°F | 65.6°F | 3.19 in | — | 11 |
| September | 68.0°F | 48.7°F | 58.4°F | 3.93 in | — | 13 |
| October | 54.1°F | 38.5°F | 46.3°F | 4.38 in | 1.7 in | 17 |
| November | 41.2°F | 28.3°F | 34.8°F | 3.44 in | 16.0 in | 17 |
| December | 30.5°F | 17.1°F | 23.8°F | 2.80 in | 30.4 in | 19 |
Climate twins of Sault Ste. Marie
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