Three Oaks, MI climate
Three Oaks has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 62 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Three Oaks feels like
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Three Oaks 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 18° | 2.5" | 22.4" | 16 | 16° – 36° |
| February | 36° | 21° | 2.1" | 17.8" | 12 | 16° – 38° |
| March | 47° | 28° | 2.3" | 5.0" | 11 | 29° – 52° |
| April | 59° | 38° | 3.6" | 0.5" | 14 | 40° – 54° |
| May | 70° | 48° | 4.1" | 0 | 12 | 52° – 66° |
| June | 79° | 58° | 4.1" | 0 | 13 | 64° – 73° |
| July | 83° | 63° | 3.8" | 0 | 10 | 67° – 78° |
| August | 81° | 61° | 4.1" | 0 | 10 | 66° – 77° |
| September | 75° | 54° | 3.4" | 0 | 10 | 59° – 68° |
| October | 63° | 43° | 3.8" | 0.2" | 14 | 49° – 59° |
| November | 49° | 33° | 2.8" | 5.5" | 13 | 34° – 48° |
| December | 37° | 24° | 2.4" | 10.7" | 14 | 18° – 40° |
| Year | 59° | 41° | 39.1" | 62.1" | 147 |
“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 Three Oaks
Three Oaks gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 147 days a year.
About 191 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 19 and the first one by October 27. That leaves about 191 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 65% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Three Oaks
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Three Oaks, 89% of that work is heating and 11% 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 Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°). The shift is smaller than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Three Oaks’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 29° to 52°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Three Oaks’s climate
What is the coldest month in Three Oaks?
January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 18°.
What is the hottest month in Three Oaks?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 63°. About 10 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Three Oaks get?
About 62 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Three Oaks?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 27, and the last spring frost by April 19.
What is the rainiest month in Three Oaks?
August, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Three Oaks itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at New Carlisle, IN (9 mi, snow) and Laporte, IN (14 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.