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30-year climate normals

Schoolcraft County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

73.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 10.4°F.

Schoolcraft County gets 33.26" of precipitation a year, and 33% 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 25.1° 10.4° 1.70"
February 27.3° 10.7° 1.37"
March 35.0° 18.7° 1.85"
April 45.4° 29.9° 2.84"
May 57.1° 40.9° 2.98"
June 67.2° 51.0° 3.22"
July 73.0° 56.6° 3.43"
August 73.5° 56.2° 3.10"
September 66.0° 49.5° 3.75"
October 53.3° 38.6° 3.98"
November 40.9° 28.2° 2.62"
December 31.0° 18.1° 2.42"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 33% falling in the wettest three months (Aug, Sep, Oct).

January 1.70"
February 1.37"
March 1.85"
April 2.84"
May 2.98"
June 3.22"
July 3.43"
August 3.10"
September 3.75"
October 3.98"
November 2.62"
December 2.42"
Annual total 33.26"

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 145
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,560
Approximate annual cooling cost At 22.01¢/kWh, Michigan average $32
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $659

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 Schoolcraft County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Schoolcraft County?

Schoolcraft County averages a high of 73.5°F in August and a low of 10.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 33.26 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Schoolcraft County?

The wettest stretch is Aug, Sep, Oct, which accounts for 33% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Schoolcraft County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 73.5°F. That drives 145 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Schoolcraft County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Schoolcraft County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MANISTIQUE WWTP, MI US (USC00205073), 5.5 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.