Shepherd, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Shepherd has an annual average temperature of 47.8°F with about 35.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.87 in) and February the driest (1.72 in).
Best time to visit Shepherd
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →41 of 366 (11.2%) of Shepherd'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.
| 1890s | 20 | |
| 1900s | 25 | |
| 1910s | 30 | |
| 1920s | 17 | |
| 1930s | 66 | |
| 1940s | 24 | |
| 1950s | 28 | |
| 1960s | 16 | |
| 1970s | 18 | |
| 1980s | 20 | |
| 1990s | 19 | |
| 2000s | 22 | |
| 2010s | 38 | |
| 2020s | 23 |
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 | 29.5°F | 15.9°F | 22.7°F | 2.11 in | — | — |
| February | 32.3°F | 16.5°F | 24.4°F | 1.72 in | — | — |
| March | 42.7°F | 23.6°F | 33.1°F | 1.95 in | — | — |
| April | 56.2°F | 34.0°F | 45.1°F | 3.57 in | — | — |
| May | 69.4°F | 45.8°F | 57.6°F | 3.71 in | — | — |
| June | 79.5°F | 56.5°F | 68.0°F | 3.87 in | — | — |
| July | 83.7°F | 60.7°F | 72.2°F | 3.22 in | — | — |
| August | 81.5°F | 59.0°F | 70.2°F | 3.84 in | — | — |
| September | 74.0°F | 51.3°F | 62.6°F | 2.82 in | — | — |
| October | 60.2°F | 40.5°F | 50.3°F | 3.52 in | — | — |
| November | 45.8°F | 30.9°F | 38.3°F | 2.79 in | — | — |
| December | 34.8°F | 22.4°F | 28.6°F | 2.35 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Shepherd
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