Weather by month
Traverse City
Michigan
Snow-belt winters and short, luminous summers, all of it governed by a bay that takes its time both warming and cooling.
The best time to come
August is the local answer — the bay finally warm, the orchards heavy, and the festival crowds gone home. September is nearly as good with better light through the wine country and no lines at all; June is the pick if you care more about long evenings than warm water.
The year at a glance
| Month | Highs / lows | Temperature range | Wet days | Snow | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° / 15° | 18 | 32.3 in | — | |
| February | 30° / 14° | 15 | 21.4 in | — | |
| March | 39° / 21° | 7 | 12.3 in | — | |
| April | 52° / 31° | 3 | 4.7 in | — | |
| May | 65° / 42° | 7 | — | — | |
| June ● | 75° / 53° | 6 | — | 56° | |
| July | 79° / 58° | 5 | — | 65° | |
| August ● | 78° / 57° | 6 | — | 70° | |
| September ● | 71° / 50° | 7 | — | — | |
| October | 57° / 39° | 10 | — | — | |
| November | 44° / 30° | 5 | 5.6 in | — | |
| December | 33° / 22° | 13 | 24.6 in | — |
Traverse City facts
- Sits at about 640 ft above sea level.
- 36.2 in of rain and melted snow in a typical year, with October the wettest month.
- 101.0 in of snow in a typical winter.
- July runs hottest (79° afternoons); February nights are the coldest (14°).