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Kalamazoo, Michigan climate

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental

Kalamazoo has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Around 844 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (95 mm) and easing off in February (34 mm).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in July.

About 13 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −8°C in January.

About 128 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 844 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in October

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

−0.1 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Kalamazoo climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	0	2	8	15	21	26	28	27	23	16	9	3
Avg temp (°C)	−4	−3	3	9	15	20	23	22	17	11	5	−1
Avg low (°C)	−8	−7	−3	3	9	15	17	16	11	6	0	−4
Precipitation (mm)	43	34	51	78	94	81	85	93	83	95	64	43

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	0	2	8	15	21	26
Avg temp (°C)	−4	−3	3	9	15	20
Avg low (°C)	−8	−7	−3	3	9	15
Precipitation (mm)	43	34	51	78	94	81

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	27	23	16	9	3
Avg temp (°C)	23	22	17	11	5	−1
Avg low (°C)	17	16	11	6	0	−4
Precipitation (mm)	85	93	83	95	64	43

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	9	10	13	13	12	10	12	12	13	11	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.5	3	5	2	1	—	—	0.0
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	27	25	22	9	0.8	—	—	—	—	4	15	25

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	9	10	13	13	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.5	3
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	27	25	22	9	0.8	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	12	12	13	11	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	5	2	1	—	—	0.0
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	4	15	25

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	76	72	68	66	64	58	52	52	53	65	72	78
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	2	5	5	6	6	8	9	9	6	3	2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	10	12	13	13	10	9	8	7
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	21	18	18	16	16	12	10	10	11	16	19	22
Relative humidity (%)	89	86	81	77	77	76	73	72	72	76	82	88
Wind speed (km/h)	14.5	14.3	13.6	13.4	11.3	9.3	8.6	8.2	9.4	11.3	12.5	13.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	76	72	68	66	64	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	2	5	5	6	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	21	18	18	16	16	12
Relative humidity (%)	89	86	81	77	77	76
Wind speed (km/h)	14.5	14.3	13.6	13.4	11.3	9.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	52	52	53	65	72	78
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	9	9	6	3	2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	10	9	8	7
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	10	10	11	16	19	22
Relative humidity (%)	73	72	72	76	82	88
Wind speed (km/h)	8.6	8.2	9.4	11.3	12.5	13.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00094815), about 8 km from the city centre.

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.

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