St. Joseph, MI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENTON HARBOR AP, MI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
St. Joseph has an annual average temperature of 50.1°F with about 38.2 inches of precipitation per year and 77.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.40 in) and February the driest (1.89 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit St. Joseph
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →48 of 366 (13.1%) of St. Joseph'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 | 25 | |
| 1940s | 31 | |
| 1950s | 42 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 40 | |
| 1990s | 27 | |
| 2000s | 62 | |
| 2010s | 62 | |
| 2020s | 30 |
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 | 33.2°F | 19.5°F | 26.3°F | 2.46 in | 29.5 in | 14 |
| February | 35.7°F | 21.2°F | 28.5°F | 1.89 in | 18.8 in | 10 |
| March | 46.8°F | 27.7°F | 37.3°F | 2.26 in | 7.7 in | 10 |
| April | 59.3°F | 36.9°F | 48.1°F | 3.76 in | 1.1 in | 12 |
| May | 70.1°F | 47.0°F | 58.5°F | 3.85 in | — | 11 |
| June | 79.5°F | 56.6°F | 68.1°F | 3.60 in | — | 10 |
| July | 83.1°F | 62.1°F | 72.6°F | 3.30 in | — | 8 |
| August | 81.4°F | 60.4°F | 70.9°F | 3.90 in | — | 9 |
| September | 75.5°F | 53.6°F | 64.5°F | 3.40 in | — | 9 |
| October | 63.1°F | 43.8°F | 53.4°F | 4.40 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| November | 49.4°F | 33.8°F | 41.6°F | 3.01 in | 3.8 in | 10 |
| December | 37.8°F | 25.3°F | 31.6°F | 2.33 in | 16.6 in | 13 |
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