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30-year climate normals

Van Buren County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.3°F.

Van Buren County gets 35" 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 33.4° 20.3° 1.99"
February 36.2° 21.8° 1.60"
March 45.9° 28.2° 2.02"
April 57.9° 36.7° 3.25"
May 68.7° 46.9° 3.78"
June 78.4° 56.6° 3.04"
July 81.7° 61.3° 3.17"
August 80.3° 59.8° 3.61"
September 74.1° 52.4° 3.62"
October 62.3° 43.0° 4.16"
November 49.1° 34.4° 2.74"
December 38.3° 26.1° 2.02"

Rainfall by month

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

January 1.99"
February 1.60"
March 2.02"
April 3.25"
May 3.78"
June 3.04"
July 3.17"
August 3.61"
September 3.62"
October 4.16"
November 2.74"
December 2.02"
Annual total 35"

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 656
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,184
Approximate annual cooling cost At 22.01¢/kWh, Michigan average $144
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $476

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 Van Buren County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Van Buren County?

Van Buren County averages a high of 81.7°F in July and a low of 20.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.7°F. That drives 656 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Van Buren County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Van Buren County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BENTON HARBOR AP, MI US (USW00094871), 12.5 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.