Bloomfield Hills, MI climate
Bloomfield Hills has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Bloomfield Hills feels like
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Bloomfield Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 17° | 2.1" | 12.1" | 13 | 22 | 15° – 34° |
| February | 34° | 19° | 1.8" | 9.0" | 10 | 18 | 13° – 35° |
| March | 45° | 26° | 2.2" | 4.1" | 10 | 7 | 27° – 49° |
| April | 58° | 37° | 3.0" | 0.9" | 11 | 1 | 41° – 53° |
| May | 70° | 48° | 3.8" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 51° – 65° |
| June | 79° | 58° | 3.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63° – 73° |
| July | 83° | 62° | 3.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| August | 81° | 61° | 3.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| September | 74° | 53° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| October | 61° | 42° | 2.7" | 0.1" | 12 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| November | 47° | 32° | 2.5" | 1.7" | 10 | 1 | 33° – 47° |
| December | 36° | 24° | 2.1" | 8.1" | 12 | 13 | 18° – 39° |
| Year | 58° | 40° | 33.3" | 36.0" | 130 | 62 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills gets 33 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 130 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 62 days of the year.
About 177 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 177 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 51% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Bloomfield Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bloomfield Hills, 90% of that work is heating and 10% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Bloomfield Hills and its neighbors
Bloomfield Hills borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Bloomfield has both the coldest January nights (17°) and the hottest July afternoons (83°). Bloomfield Hills’s January low is 17° and its July high 83°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Bloomfield Hills compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bloomfield Hills averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.9°). The shift is larger than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bloomfield Hills’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 13° to 35°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Bloomfield Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bloomfield Hills?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 17°.
What is the hottest month in Bloomfield Hills?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 62°. About 10 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bloomfield Hills get?
About 36 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Bloomfield Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Bloomfield Hills?
May, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 33 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bloomfield Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pontiac WWTP, MI (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.