Traverse City Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Traverse City, Michigan during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Traverse City, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 17 | January | -2 | -8 |
| 31 | 16 | February | -1 | -9 |
| 41 | 23 | March | 5 | -5 |
| 53 | 33 | April | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | 44 | May | 20 | 7 |
| 76 | 54 | June | 24 | 12 |
| 82 | 61 | July | 28 | 16 |
| 80 | 60 | August | 27 | 16 |
| 73 | 53 | September | 23 | 12 |
| 59 | 42 | October | 15 | 6 |
| 45 | 32 | November | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | December | 2 | -4 |
| 56 | 38 | Year | 13 | 4 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 17 | January | -2 | -8 |
| 31 | 16 | February | 0 | -9 |
| 41 | 23 | March | 5 | -5 |
| 54 | 33 | April | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | 43 | May | 20 | 6 |
| 77 | 54 | June | 25 | 12 |
| 81 | 59 | July | 27 | 15 |
| 80 | 59 | August | 26 | 15 |
| 72 | 52 | September | 22 | 11 |
| 59 | 41 | October | 15 | 5 |
| 46 | 32 | November | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | December | 1 | -5 |
| 56 | 38 | Year | 13 | 3 |
Days of Hot Weather in Traverse City
Most summer days at Traverse City have highs in the 70s or 80s Fahrenheit. From May to September, Traverse City averages nine days of 90-degree weather. Highs above 100 °F (38 °C) are not expected here.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| June | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| July | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| August | 29 | 15 | 2 |
| September | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 122 | 58 | 9 |
How Often Traverse City Has Cold Temperatures
Traverse City averages 149 frosty nights a year, including most of December to March. On seven of those winter nights, the thermometer here drops to 0 °F (-18 °C) or below.
Typically for 60 days a year the temperature never rises above freezing. Days that chilly can show up in Traverse City anytime from November to April.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| February | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| March | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| April | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| November | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| December | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| Year | 26 | 63 | 149 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.