Climateby Month

Warren, MI climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 623 ft elevation · also covers Sterling Heights

Summers in Warren are warm; winters are cold and snowy. Highs peak at 84°F in July and fall to 32°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 45 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May.

Warmest month
84°F
July normal high
Coldest month
20°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
120
35.8 in of precipitation
Snow a year
45.0 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Warren?

Normal highs range from 32°F in January to 84°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 32°F (0°C), low 20°F (-7°C) 32° 20° February: normal high 35°F (2°C), low 21°F (-6°C) March: normal high 45°F (7°C), low 28°F (-2°C) April: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 39°F (4°C) May: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 50°F (10°C) June: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 60°F (16°C) July: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 65°F (18°C) 84° 65° August: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 64°F (18°C) September: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 56°F (13°C) October: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 45°F (7°C) November: normal high 48°F (9°C), low 34°F (1°C) December: normal high 37°F (3°C), low 26°F (-3°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Warren?

May has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 36 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 8 wet days 8 March: 8 wet days April: 11 wet days May: 12 wet days 12 June: 11 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 9 wet days September: 9 wet days October: 10 wet days November: 10 wet days December: 11 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 45.0 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 14.0 in of snow 14.0 February: 12.5 in of snow March: 6.2 in of snow April: 1.5 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 1.9 in of snow December: 8.9 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Warren?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 9 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 1 muggy days June: 4 muggy days July: 9 muggy days 9 August: 9 muggy days September: 3 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Detroit City Airport, 6.4 mi S of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.1 hours in December to 15.2 hours in June.

January: 9.5 hours of daylight February: 10.6 hours of daylight March: 11.9 hours of daylight April: 13.4 hours of daylight May: 14.6 hours of daylight June: 15.2 hours of daylight 15.2 July: 14.9 hours of daylight August: 13.9 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.8 hours of daylight December: 9.1 hours of daylight 9.1 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Warren, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 32°F20°F 2.1 in11 14.0 in 0 9.5 h
February 35°F21°F 2.1 in8 12.5 in 0 10.6 h
March 45°F28°F 2.5 in8 6.2 in 0 11.9 h
April 58°F39°F 3.4 in11 1.5 in 0 13.4 h
May 70°F50°F 3.9 in12 0.0 in 1 14.6 h
June 79°F60°F 3.6 in11 0.0 in 4 15.2 h
July 84°F65°F 3.4 in10 0.0 in 9 14.9 h
August 81°F64°F 3.5 in9 0.0 in 9 13.9 h
September 74°F56°F 3.3 in9 0.0 in 3 12.5 h
October 61°F45°F 2.8 in10 0.0 in 0 11.1 h
November 48°F34°F 2.8 in10 1.9 in 0 9.8 h
December 37°F26°F 2.4 in11 8.9 in 0 9.1 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Warren

By our comfort score, the best month is May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 250725
Feb 300520
Mar 432511
Apr 58772
May 721581
Jun 681283
Jul 58676
Aug 61963
Sep 681571
Oct 581060
Nov 40267
Dec 280620

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Warren

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 21, and the first fall frost around Oct 31, leaving 190 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Warren
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 21after May 6
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 31before Oct 17
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 8after Apr 22
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 9before Oct 29
Frost-free season190 daysunder 171 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Detroit City Airport (USW00014822), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Michigan.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 103°F (July 14, 1995); the lowest was -17°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Warren

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Also covers

Sterling Heights uses the same temperature and rain stations as Warren, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, frost dates and humidity and wind by hour: Detroit City Airport (USW00014822), 6.3 mi S of the city center, 626 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Rain: Grosse Pointe Farms (USC00203477), 8.7 mi SE of the city center, 613 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Detroit Metro Airport (USW00094847), 25 mi SW of the city center, 631 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Flint Bishop Intl Airport (USW00014826), 50 mi NW of the city center, 770 ft (147 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Detroit City Airport (725375-14822), 6.4 mi S of the city center, 623 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error