Pointe Aux Barques, MI climate
Pointe Aux Barques has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Pointe Aux Barques feels like
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Pointe Aux Barques 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 | 29° | 17° | 2.1" | 15.4" | 16 | 25 | 12° – 32° |
| February | 31° | 17° | 1.8" | 11.2" | 11 | 25 | 9° – 33° |
| March | 39° | 24° | 1.9" | 6.0" | 10 | 17 | 21° – 44° |
| April | 50° | 34° | 3.1" | 1.4" | 12 | 2 | 35° – 48° |
| May | 62° | 44° | 3.2" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 45° – 58° |
| June | 72° | 54° | 3.1" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58° – 68° |
| July | 78° | 59° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| August | 77° | 59° | 3.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63° – 73° |
| September | 70° | 52° | 3.1" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 55° – 66° |
| October | 58° | 42° | 2.9" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 46° – 57° |
| November | 45° | 32° | 2.5" | 1.7" | 13 | 2 | 31° – 45° |
| December | 34° | 24° | 2.2" | 11.5" | 15 | 15 | 19° – 38° |
| Year | 54° | 38° | 32.2" | 47.2" | 140 | 85 |
“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 Pointe Aux Barques
Pointe Aux Barques gets 32 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 140 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 85 days of the year.
About 172 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 4 and the first one by October 26. That leaves about 172 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 58% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pointe Aux Barques
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pointe Aux Barques, 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.
How Pointe Aux Barques 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 Pointe Aux Barques averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.9°). The shift is larger than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pointe Aux Barques’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 9° to 33°. August is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Pointe Aux Barques’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pointe Aux Barques?
January, with a typical high of 29° and a low of 17°.
What is the hottest month in Pointe Aux Barques?
July, with a typical high of 78° and a low of 59°. About 4 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pointe Aux Barques get?
About 47 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Pointe Aux Barques?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 26, and the last spring frost by May 4.
What is the rainiest month in Pointe Aux Barques?
May, with 3.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 32 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pointe Aux Barques itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Harbor Beach 1 Sse, MI (22 mi, snow) and Port Austin WWTP, MI (1 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.