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30-year climate normals

Charlevoix County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

79.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is February, averaging a low of 7.3°F.

Charlevoix County gets 30.01" of precipitation a year, and 35% of it falls in Aug, Sep, Oct.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 26.7° 8.9° 1.61"
February 28.7° 7.3° 1.14"
March 38.5° 15.5° 1.74"
April 51.7° 27.2° 2.44"
May 66.1° 38.3° 2.79"
June 75.8° 48.1° 2.57"
July 79.3° 52.8° 2.67"
August 77.9° 51.6° 2.85"
September 70.2° 44.5° 3.38"
October 56.6° 35.2° 4.22"
November 43.5° 27.0° 2.71"
December 32.6° 17.7° 1.89"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 35% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 1.61"
February 1.14"
March 1.74"
April 2.44"
May 2.79"
June 2.57"
July 2.67"
August 2.85"
September 3.38"
October 4.22"
November 2.71"
December 1.89"
Annual total 30.01"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 254
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,391
Approximate annual cooling cost At 22.01¢/kWh, Michigan average $56
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $646

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Charlevoix County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Charlevoix County?

Charlevoix County averages a high of 79.3°F in July and a low of 7.3°F in February. Annual precipitation is 30.01 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Charlevoix County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 35% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Charlevoix County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 79.3°F. That drives 254 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Charlevoix County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Charlevoix County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PELLSTON RGNL AP, MI US (USW00014841), 36.5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Michigan residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.