Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Traverse City features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-10 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1063 mm (41.9 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Traverse City enjoys an average of 2755 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 50 minutes to 15 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Traverse City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (64 - 71 °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 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Traverse City experiences 45 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 123 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (35°F) |
Daily mean | -4°C (24°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average low | -7°C (20°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Mean minimum | -16°C (3°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-10°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Traverse City, Michigan, United States with other places around the world.
Traverse City usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 119 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Traverse City are January, February and March. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) | 60 (2.4) | 60 (2.4) | 98 (3.9) | 116 (4.5) | 107 (4.2) | 106 (4.2) | 89 (3.5) | 80 (3.1) | 135 (5.3) | 79 (3.1) | 76 (3.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
The sunniest months in Traverse City are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Traverse City: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 82 | 150 | 228 | 243 | 304 | 334 | 362 | 335 | 279 | 201 | 135 | 97 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 13m | 10h 26m | 11h 57m | 13h 31m | 14h 50m | 15h 30m | 15h 8m | 13h 57m | 12h 27m | 10h 54m | 9h 32m | 8h 50m |
Traverse 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 Traverse City UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |