Climate · Crockery

Crockery, MI climate

Crockery has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 87 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
82°
643rd hottest of 1,983 Michigan towns
January low
19°
130th mildest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Rain + melted snow
36 in
502nd wettest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Snow a winter
87 in
402nd snowiest of 1,918 Michigan towns
A normal year

What a year in Crockery feels like

Winter

34° / 21°
Typical high / low · 27 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

57° / 36°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 30

Summer

81° / 58°
Typical high / low · 3 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

61° / 41°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 24
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Crockery weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January32°19°2.3" 29.1"1624 16° – 35°
February34°19°1.9" 20.0"1320 15° – 35°
March45°26°2.2" 7.5"1110 26° – 50°
April57°35°3.6" 1.8"131 38° – 52°
May69°46°3.7" 0110 50° – 64°
June79°56°3.5" 0100 62° – 73°
July82°60°3.1" 090 66° – 77°
August81°59°3.2" 090 65° – 75°
September74°51°3.1" 090 57° – 66°
October61°41°4.0" 0130 48° – 57°
November48°32°3.0" 6.5"144 32° – 47°
December37°24°2.4" 22.3"1516 22° – 39°
Year58°39°35.9"87.2"14374

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Crockery

Crockery gets 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 143 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 74 days of the year.

36 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 63% of U.S. towns
87 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 96% of U.S. towns
74 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 79% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.0"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
29"
Frost & the growing season

About 175 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 54% of U.S. towns.

134
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
3
nights below 0° in a normal year
3
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Crockery

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Crockery, 93% of that work is heating and 7% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

93%heating
6,586 heating degree daysMore heating than 67% of U.S. towns
534 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 74% of U.S. towns

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.

Around Crockery

Crockery and its neighbors

Crockery borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Polkton has both the coldest January nights (18°) and the hottest July afternoons (83°). Crockery’s January low is 19° and its July high 82°.

Grand Haven: January low 19°, July high 81°Allendale: January low 18°, July high 83°Olive: January low 19°, July high 82°Ferrysburg: January low 19°, July high 81°Spring Lake: January low 19°, July high 82°Grand Haven: January low 19°, July high 81°Norton Shores: January low 19°, July high 82°Coopersville: January low 18°, July high 83°Ravenna: January low 17°, July high 83°Wright: January low 17°, July high 83°Tallmadge: January low 18°, July high 83°Muskegon: January low 18°, July high 82°Muskegon: January low 19°, July high 81°Egelston: January low 17°, July high 82°Robinson: January low 19°, July high 82°Spring Lake: January low 19°, July high 82°Polkton: January low 18°, July high 83°Fruitport: January low 18°, July high 82°Sullivan: January low 18°, July high 83°Crockery: January low 19°, July high 82° CrockeryRobinsonSpring LakePolktonFruitportSullivan
ColderMilder17° to 19°
Polkton17.8° −0.7°
Sullivan17.8° −0.7°
Fruitport18.3° −0.2°
Crockery18.5°
Robinson18.7° +0.2°
Spring Lake19.0° +0.5°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Crockery compares

Summer heat82° July high
Cooler than 71% of U.S. towns643rd hottest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Winter cold19° January low
Colder than 54% of U.S. towns130th mildest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Precipitation36" a year
Drier than 63% of U.S. towns502nd wettest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Snow87" a winter
Snowier than 96% of U.S. towns402nd snowiest of 1,918 Michigan towns
Growing season175 frost-free days
Shorter than 54% of U.S. towns154th longest of 1,980 Michigan towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.6°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Crockery averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.6°). The shift is larger than in 74% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.3° now 27°, was 25°
🌷 Spring+1.7° now 46°, was 45°
☀️ Summer+1.2° now 69°, was 68°
🍂 Fall+1.0° now 51°, was 50°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Crockery’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 26° to 50°. October is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Crockery’s climate

What is the coldest month in Crockery?

January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 19°.

What is the hottest month in Crockery?

July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 60°. About 3 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Crockery get?

About 87 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Crockery?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 30.

What is the rainiest month in Crockery?

October, with 4.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Crockery itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Muskegon Co Airport, MI (10 mi, snow) and Grand Haven WWTP, MI (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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