Zilwaukee, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAGINAW #3, MI US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Zilwaukee has an annual average temperature of 48.3°F with about 34 inches of precipitation per year and 40.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (3.61 in) and February the driest (1.94 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,516
Cooling need
495

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

167 of 366 (45.6%) of Zilwaukee'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
130
2010s
146
2020s
90

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 30.0°F 15.9°F 22.9°F 2.25 in 11.4 in 12
February 32.7°F 16.8°F 24.8°F 1.94 in 9.1 in 9
March 43.1°F 25.0°F 34.1°F 2.00 in 5.0 in 9
April 56.4°F 35.3°F 45.9°F 3.61 in 1.3 in 11
May 69.1°F 47.4°F 58.3°F 3.59 in 12
June 78.9°F 57.5°F 68.2°F 3.48 in 10
July 83.0°F 61.6°F 72.3°F 3.36 in 9
August 81.6°F 60.4°F 71.0°F 3.49 in 10
September 74.3°F 52.0°F 63.2°F 2.68 in 9
October 60.7°F 41.2°F 50.9°F 2.93 in 0.2 in 11
November 46.3°F 31.2°F 38.7°F 2.62 in 2.3 in 10
December 35.1°F 22.9°F 29.0°F 2.03 in 11.4 in 11

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