Traverse City (MI) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Traverse City

Traverse City average temperature chart (Celsius) Traverse City average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Traverse City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -3.5 -2.4 3.1 10.8 17.9 23 25.9 24.5 19.9 13.6 6 -0.9
°F 25.8 27.7 37.6 51.4 64.3 73.4 78.7 76 67.8 56.4 42.8 30.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Traverse City monthly rainfall chart (mm) Traverse City monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Traverse City (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 51 35 46 64 60 80 73 76 95 71 65 55
inches 2 1.4 1.8 2.5 2.3 3.1 2.9 3 3.7 2.8 2.5 2.2
Rainy days 17 12 13 12 10 11 9 10 12 13 14 17

Average annual rainfall in Traverse City: 727.367mm (286.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Traverse City

Traverse City average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Traverse City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.6 5 6.2 7.6 9.3 10.3 10.7 9.2 6.9 5.1 3 2.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Traverse City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Traverse City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Traverse City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -11.8 -12.3 -7 -0.3 5.2 10.1 13.2 12.5 8.7 3.4 -1.6 -8.1
Max °C -3.3 -2.2 3.4 11.1 18.3 23.3 26.3 24.8 20.2 13.8 6.2 -0.8
Min °F 10.9 10 19.5 31.6 41.3 50.2 55.7 54.4 47.6 38.1 29.1 17.5
Max °F 18.5 19 28.8 41.7 53.1 62.1 67.5 65.5 57.9 47.5 36.1 24.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Traverse City average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Traverse City average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Traverse City in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 4.1 8.2 14.7 18.8 17.1 11.8 7.6 4.8
°F 38 36.9 36.3 36.9 39.3 46.8 58.5 65.8 62.7 53.2 45.6 40.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Traverse City average winspeed by month (km/h) Traverse City average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Traverse City (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 16 17 17 15 14 13 13 14 16 17 17
mph 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Traverse City relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Traverse City
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 75% 73% 68% 66% 71% 72% 76% 79% 77% 79% 81%

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Traverse City weather stats

Traverse City weather statistics
Hottest month: July 25.9°C 78.6°F
Driest month: February 35mm 1.4ins
Sunniest month: July 10.7hrs
Coldest month: January -3.5°C 25.7°F
Wettest month: September 95mm 3.7ins
Warmest sea: August 18.8°C 65.8°F
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