Gun Plain, MI climate
Gun Plain has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Gun Plain feels like
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Gun Plain 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 | 32° | 18° | 2.5" | 18.1" | 14 | 21 | 16° – 35° |
| February | 35° | 19° | 1.9" | 15.6" | 11 | 18 | 14° – 35° |
| March | 46° | 26° | 2.2" | 6.0" | 10 | 7 | 27° – 50° |
| April | 59° | 37° | 3.5" | 2.1" | 12 | 0 | 40° – 54° |
| May | 71° | 47° | 4.2" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 51° – 65° |
| June | 80° | 57° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| July | 84° | 61° | 3.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| August | 81° | 59° | 3.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 65° – 76° |
| September | 75° | 52° | 3.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| October | 62° | 41° | 3.7" | 0.5" | 13 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| November | 48° | 32° | 2.8" | 5.9" | 11 | 3 | 32° – 47° |
| December | 37° | 23° | 2.4" | 16.4" | 14 | 13 | 18° – 40° |
| Year | 59° | 39° | 37.5" | 64.6" | 138 | 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 Gun Plain
Gun Plain gets 37 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 138 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 62 days of the year.
About 173 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 20. That leaves about 173 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 57% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Gun Plain
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Gun Plain, 88% of that work is heating and 12% 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.
Gun Plain and its neighbors
Gun Plain borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Prairieville has the coldest January nights (17°) and Plainwell the hottest July afternoons (84°). Gun Plain’s January low is 18° and its July high 84°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Gun Plain 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 Gun Plain averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.7°). The shift is larger than in 58% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Gun Plain’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 27° to 50°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Gun Plain’s climate
What is the coldest month in Gun Plain?
January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 18°.
What is the hottest month in Gun Plain?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 61°. About 19 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Gun Plain get?
About 65 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Gun Plain?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 20, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Gun Plain?
May, with 4.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 37 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Gun Plain itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Battle Creek 5nw, MI (18 mi, snow) and Gull Lake Biological Stn, MI (11 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.