Suttons Bay, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NW MICHIGAN RSCH FARM, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Suttons Bay has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 31.2 inches of precipitation per year and 114.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (3.89 in) and February the driest (1.38 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,900
Cooling need
267

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

137 of 366 (37.4%) of Suttons Bay'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.

1990s
38
2000s
127
2010s
119
2020s
82

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 27.4°F 18.5°F 22.9°F 1.82 in 32.0 in 18
February 29.0°F 18.6°F 23.8°F 1.38 in 22.3 in 13
March 38.4°F 24.5°F 31.4°F 1.58 in 13.4 in 10
April 51.0°F 34.4°F 42.7°F 2.84 in 6.8 in 12
May 64.5°F 45.4°F 55.0°F 2.88 in 13
June 74.5°F 55.7°F 65.1°F 2.68 in 10
July 78.6°F 61.1°F 69.9°F 2.66 in 9
August 77.3°F 60.4°F 68.9°F 3.20 in 9
September 70.1°F 53.7°F 61.9°F 3.50 in 11
October 56.5°F 43.2°F 49.8°F 3.89 in 0.3 in 15
November 43.7°F 33.4°F 38.5°F 2.68 in 10.4 in 14
December 33.0°F 24.9°F 29.0°F 2.05 in 29.3 in 16

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