Glen Arbor, MI climate
Glen Arbor has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 143 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Glen Arbor feels like
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Glen Arbor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 16° | 2.8" | 44.5" | 19 | 29 |
| February | 31° | 16° | 1.9" | 27.5" | 13 | 28 |
| March | 41° | 22° | 2.0" | 14.3" | 10 | 23 |
| April | 53° | 31° | 2.9" | 6.4" | 10 | 5 |
| May | 67° | 42° | 3.1" | 0.2" | 11 | 0 |
| June | 76° | 52° | 2.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| July | 80° | 57° | 2.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 78° | 57° | 2.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| September | 71° | 50° | 4.1" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| October | 58° | 40° | 4.5" | 0.5" | 13 | 0 |
| November | 45° | 30° | 3.2" | 13.9" | 15 | 6 |
| December | 34° | 22° | 2.7" | 36.0" | 16 | 23 |
| Year | 55° | 36° | 35.7" | 143.3" | 143 | 114 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.
Rain and snow in Glen Arbor
Glen Arbor 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 114 days of the year.
About 140 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 22 and the first one by October 9. That leaves about 140 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 89% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Glen Arbor
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Glen Arbor, 95% of that work is heating and 5% 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.
Glen Arbor and its neighbors
Glen Arbor borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Empire has both the coldest January nights (16°) and the hottest July afternoons (78°). Glen Arbor’s January low is 16° and its July high 80°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Glen Arbor compares
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Common questions about Glen Arbor’s climate
What is the coldest month in Glen Arbor?
February, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 16°.
What is the hottest month in Glen Arbor?
July, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 57°. About 6 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Glen Arbor get?
About 143 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Glen Arbor?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 9, and the last spring frost by May 22.
What is the rainiest month in Glen Arbor?
October, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.
NOAA’s gridded normals don’t cover this state, so temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Maple City 1e, MI (17 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.