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Monthly climate in Tawas City, Michigan, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tawas City features a humid continental climate (Dfb). Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (25 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 896 mm (35.3 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Tawas City enjoys an average of 2833 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 54 minutes to 15 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tawas City, Michigan, United States §

The warmest months in Tawas City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 21 °C (63 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to -1 °C (25 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tawas City experiences 25 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 114 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tawas City, 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 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average high -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -16°C
(3°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tawas City, Michigan, United States §

Tawas City usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Tawas City are January, February and March. On average, 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tawas City, 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) 54 (2.1) 55 (2.2) 56 (2.2) 86 (3.4) 87 (3.4) 98 (3.9) 73 (2.9) 78 (3.1) 72 (2.8) 113 (4.4) 63 (2.5) 62 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 9 12 12 10 10 11 10 15 9 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Tawas City, Michigan, United States §

The sunniest months in Tawas City are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Tawas City: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tawas City, 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 102 154 235 247 305 333 362 337 283 202 156 112
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 16m 10h 28m 11h 57m 13h 29m 14h 47m 15h 26m 15h 5m 13h 55m 12h 27m 10h 55m 9h 35m 8h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Tawas City, Michigan, United States §

Tawas City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Tawas City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tawas City, 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 8 7 5 3 2

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