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Houghton Lake, Michigan climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Houghton Lake has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°F at night. Around 32 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (3.5 inches) and easing off in February (1.4 inches). Snowfall is heavy (75 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Houghton Lake climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 19 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Avg low (°F) | 10 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 18 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | 17.7 | 17.3 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3.8 | 21.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 19 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 10 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 51 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Snowfall (in) | 17.7 | 17.3 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Avg low (°F) | 55 | 54 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 18 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3.8 | 21.0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 28 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0.2 | — | 0.1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 27 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 28 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | 0.1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 27 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 91 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 55 | 58 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 91 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Houghton Lake 2nw (NOAA GHCN station USC00203930), inside the city.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.