30-year climate normals

Isabella County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

83.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 15.9°F.

Isabella County gets 35.47" of precipitation a year, and 31% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

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

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	29.5°	15.9°	2.11"
February	32.3°	16.5°	1.72"
March	42.7°	23.6°	1.95"
April	56.2°	34.0°	3.57"
May	69.4°	45.8°	3.71"
June	79.5°	56.5°	3.87"
July	83.7°	60.7°	3.22"
August	81.5°	59.0°	3.84"
September	74.0°	51.3°	2.82"
October	60.2°	40.5°	3.52"
November	45.8°	30.9°	2.79"
December	34.8°	22.4°	2.35"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 2.11"

February 1.72"

March 1.95"

April 3.57"

May 3.71"

June 3.87"

July 3.22"

August 3.84"

September 2.82"

October 3.52"

November 2.79"

December 2.35"

Annual total 35.47"

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 661

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,899

Approximate annual cooling cost At 22.01¢/kWh, Michigan average $145

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $531

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 Isabella County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Isabella County?

Isabella County averages a high of 83.7°F in July and a low of 15.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.47 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Isabella County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Isabella County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.7°F. That drives 661 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Isabella County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Isabella County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV, MI US (USC00205662), 5.4 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.