Climate · Hamlin

Hamlin, MI climate

Hamlin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 79 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
79°
310th coolest of 1,983 Michigan towns
January low
17°
452nd mildest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Rain + melted snow
34 in
884th wettest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Snow a winter
79 in
480th snowiest of 1,918 Michigan towns
A normal year

What a year in Hamlin feels like

Winter

31° / 19°
Typical high / low · 29 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

53° / 34°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 17

Summer

77° / 56°
Typical high / low · 5 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

57° / 41°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 7
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Hamlin 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
January29°17°2.1" 26.4"1626 13° – 32°
February31°17°1.6" 20.0"1323 12° – 33°
March41°24°2.0" 5.9"910 23° – 47°
April53°33°3.3" 1.1"121 34° – 49°
May65°43°3.4" 0110 47° – 60°
June75°53°3.4" 0100 59° – 70°
July79°58°3.1" 090 63° – 74°
August77°58°3.1" 080 63° – 72°
September70°51°3.1" 0100 55° – 65°
October57°40°3.9" 0.1"130 44° – 56°
November44°31°3.1" 5.4"134 30° – 45°
December34°23°2.3" 19.6"1419 20° – 37°
Year55°37°34.3"78.5"13782

“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 Hamlin

Hamlin gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 137 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 82 days of the year.

34 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 66% of U.S. towns
79 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 94% of U.S. towns
82 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 83% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.9"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
26"
Frost & the growing season

About 144 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 17 and the first one by October 7. That leaves about 144 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 85% of U.S. towns.

149
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
3
nights below 0° in a normal year
5
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 Hamlin

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hamlin, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

95%heating
7,239 heating degree daysMore heating than 76% of U.S. towns
363 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 88% 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 Hamlin

Hamlin and its neighbors

Hamlin borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Victory has both the coldest January nights (16°) and the hottest July afternoons (80°). Hamlin’s January low is 17° and its July high 79°.

Ludington: January low 18°, July high 78°Amber: January low 16°, July high 80°Summit: January low 17°, July high 78°Riverton: January low 16°, July high 80°Sherman: January low 16°, July high 81°Free Soil: January low 16°, July high 80°Filer: January low 17°, July high 79°Pere Marquette: January low 18°, July high 78°Victory: January low 16°, July high 80°Grant: January low 17°, July high 78°Hamlin: January low 17°, July high 79° HamlinPere MarquetteVictoryGrant
ColderMilder16° to 18°
Victory16.0° −0.9°
Hamlin16.9°
Grant17.0° +0.1°
Pere Marquette17.8° +0.9°

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

Compared with other towns

How Hamlin compares

Summer heat79° July high
Cooler than 93% of U.S. towns310th coolest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Winter cold17° January low
Colder than 62% of U.S. towns452nd mildest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Precipitation34" a year
Drier than 66% of U.S. towns884th wettest of 1,983 Michigan towns
Snow79" a winter
Snowier than 94% of U.S. towns480th snowiest of 1,918 Michigan towns
Growing season144 frost-free days
Shorter than 85% of U.S. towns