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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 82°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 19°F.

Grand Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Michigan, with a population of 198,917 at the 2020 census. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 81°F Normal · 41st pct
Low 50°F Near Record · 1st pct
Feels-like 48°F Near Record · 1st pct
Humidity 9.4 g/m³ Very Low · 3rd pct
Wind 10 mph Above Normal · 63rd pct
Gust 13 mph Very Low · 3rd pct
Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Grand Rapids average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 31°F 19°F 0.10 in
February 34°F 20°F 0.10 in
March 45°F 29°F 0.10 in
April 58°F 39°F 0.10 in
May 69°F 49°F 0.10 in
June 78°F 60°F 0.10 in
July 82°F 65°F 0.10 in
August 79°F 62°F 0.10 in
September 73°F 55°F 0.10 in
October 60°F 44°F 0.10 in
November 47°F 34°F 0.10 in
December 35°F 25°F 0.10 in

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 99°F on 2012-07-06
  • Coldest day on record: -23°F on 1996-02-03

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Percentiles compare each day to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →