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Waterford, Michigan climate

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental

Waterford has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 17°F at night. Around 29 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (3.7 inches) and easing off in February (1.1 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 82°F in July.

About 10 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 17°F in January.

About 132 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 29 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

−0.5 °F 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

Waterford climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	30	33	43	57	69	78	82	80	73	60	46	35
Avg temp (°F)	24	26	35	47	58	68	72	71	63	51	39	29
Avg low (°F)	17	18	26	36	48	58	62	61	53	42	32	23
Precipitation (in)	1.6	1.1	1.9	2.7	3.7	3.2	2.8	2.9	3.1	2.6	2.1	1.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	30	33	43	57	69	78
Avg temp (°F)	24	26	35	47	58	68
Avg low (°F)	17	18	26	36	48	58
Precipitation (in)	1.6	1.1	1.9	2.7	3.7	3.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	82	80	73	60	46	35
Avg temp (°F)	72	71	63	51	39	29
Avg low (°F)	62	61	53	42	32	23
Precipitation (in)	2.8	2.9	3.1	2.6	2.1	1.6

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	10	12	13	11	10	10	11	12	10	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	2	4	2	0.9	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	27	25	23	9	0.9	—	0.0	0.1	0.0	4	16	27
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.3	0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	10	12	13	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	2
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	27	25	23	9	0.9	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	12	10	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	4	2	0.9	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.0	0.1	0.0	4	16	27
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.3	0.9

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	72	70	70	67	65	59	53	54	53	64	70	74
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	6	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	9	8	9	11	14	12	11	10	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	19	16	18	17	17	13	10	11	11	16	18	20
Relative humidity (%)	88	85	79	75	75	76	74	74	74	77	82	86
Wind speed (mph)	9.7	9.4	8.9	8.6	7.2	6.1	5.6	5.5	6.3	7.7	8.5	8.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	72	70	70	67	65	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	9	8	9	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	19	16	18	17	17	13
Relative humidity (%)	88	85	79	75	75	76
Wind speed (mph)	9.7	9.4	8.9	8.6	7.2	6.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	53	54	53	64	70	74
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	8	8	6	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	12	11	10	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	10	11	11	16	18	20
Relative humidity (%)	74	74	74	77	82	86
Wind speed (mph)	5.6	5.5	6.3	7.7	8.5	8.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00094817), about 3 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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