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30-year climate normals

Grand Traverse County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is February, averaging a low of 16.3°F.

Grand Traverse County gets 29.12" of precipitation a year, and 34% 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° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 29.3° 17.0° 1.67"
February 31.4° 16.3° 1.02"
March 41.2° 23.2° 1.55"
April 53.9° 32.8° 2.79"
May 67.2° 43.4° 2.84"
June 77.1° 54.1° 2.57"
July 81.3° 59.4° 2.71"
August 79.6° 58.7° 2.98"
September 72.1° 51.6° 3.37"
October 58.7° 41.1° 3.60"
November 45.5° 31.9° 2.23"
December 34.6° 23.5° 1.79"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 34% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 1.67"
February 1.02"
March 1.55"
April 2.79"
May 2.84"
June 2.57"
July 2.71"
August 2.98"
September 3.37"
October 3.60"
November 2.23"
December 1.79"
Annual total 29.12"

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 534
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,104
Approximate annual cooling cost At 22.01¢/kWh, Michigan average $118
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $547

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 Grand Traverse County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Grand Traverse County?

Grand Traverse County averages a high of 81.3°F in July and a low of 16.3°F in February. Annual precipitation is 29.12 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Grand Traverse County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 34% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Grand Traverse County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.3°F. That drives 534 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Grand Traverse County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Grand Traverse County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CPTL AP, MI US (USW00014850), 2.1 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.