Yale, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from YALE 1 NNW, MI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Yale has an annual average temperature of 45.4°F with about 31.3 inches of precipitation per year and 40.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is February (average low 12.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.31 in) and February the driest (1.62 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,230
Cooling need
177

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

151 of 366 (41.3%) of Yale'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.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
76
2010s
268
2020s
22

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 28.9°F 12.7°F 20.8°F 1.86 in 13.0 in 11
February 32.4°F 12.1°F 22.2°F 1.62 in 9.5 in 9
March 41.5°F 21.2°F 31.4°F 1.86 in 6.3 in 9
April 54.8°F 30.9°F 42.8°F 3.04 in 2.1 in 11
May 65.8°F 41.7°F 53.8°F 3.31 in 11
June 77.6°F 51.9°F 64.7°F 3.29 in 10
July 81.5°F 56.3°F 68.9°F 3.06 in 9
August 79.7°F 54.2°F 67.0°F 2.97 in 9
September 73.4°F 47.2°F 60.3°F 3.08 in 9
October 59.9°F 37.4°F 48.6°F 2.81 in 0.2 in 10
November 46.0°F 27.7°F 36.9°F 2.40 in 2.0 in 10
December 35.0°F 19.9°F 27.5°F 2.03 in 7.6 in 11

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