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Monthly climate in Sterling, Michigan, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sterling features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 924 mm (36.4 inches) and receives 116 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sterling enjoys an average of 2820 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 56 minutes to 15 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sterling, Michigan, United States §

The warmest months in Sterling are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -1 °C (23 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sterling experiences 71 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 129 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sterling, Michigan, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average high -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Daily mean -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)
Mean minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)
Minimum -29°C
(-19°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sterling, Michigan, United States §

Sterling usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 106 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sterling are January, February and March. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sterling, Michigan, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 50 (2.0) 50 (2.0) 53 (2.1) 83 (3.3) 105 (4.1) 90 (3.6) 85 (3.4) 96 (3.8) 78 (3.1) 118 (4.7) 57 (2.2) 58 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 8 12 11 10 9 11 9 14 7 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Sterling, Michigan, United States §

The sunniest months in Sterling are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sterling: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sterling, Michigan, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 106 165 232 243 294 330 358 330 280 198 159 120
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 18m 10h 28m 11h 57m 13h 28m 14h 46m 15h 24m 15h 3m 13h 54m 12h 27m 10h 56m 9h 36m 8h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Sterling, Michigan, United States §

Sterling experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sterling UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sterling, Michigan, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 7 5 3 2