Is this weather normal in Houghton County?

Michigan · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Houghton County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.2. Houghton County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 45.2° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 30°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Houghton County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.4°OctNov: +2.1°NovDec: -2.2°DecJan 2026: -2.7°JanFeb: +5.0°FebMar: +2.6°MarApr: +1.8°AprMay: -1.3°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: +4.3°JulAug: -0.1°AugSep: +2.6°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.3 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: +0.5 inDecJan 2026: +1.8 inJanFeb: +0.7 inFebMar: +0.8 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -2.0 inMayJun: +0.9 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: -1.9 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Houghton County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January23° / 7°1.9 in24.8° 2006-5.2° 1912
February26° / 6°1.3 in29.4° 1998-0.6° 1936
March37° / 15°1.5 in40.6° 201210.8° 1899
April49° / 27°2.4 in45.9° 201029.6° 1950
May63° / 39°3.0 in59.1° 197741.3° 1907
June73° / 49°3.1 in66.6° 193353.2° 1969
July77° / 54°3.5 in70.7° 192158.5° 1992
August76° / 53°2.9 in71.0° 194756.2° 1915
September68° / 46°3.5 in63.1° 202447.7° 1918
October54° / 35°3.4 in54.9° 196334.3° 1917
November39° / 25°2.2 in40.7° 200121.5° 1959
December28° / 14°1.8 in31.5° 20238.5° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Houghton County

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