Alpena, MI Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Alpena actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Alpena, MI, the comfort score comes out to 37/100, weather-driven: Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Alpena's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Alpena run from 20°F in Jan up to 68°F in Jul, a 48°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
How wet Alpena actually gets
Over a typical year, Alpena sees about 31.94in of precipitation a year across roughly 176 days with measurable rain or snow, with 59.4in of snow a year.
Alpena against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Alpena comes in at 4775; within MI alone it ranks 148 of 153. Population is about 10,116.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from ALPENA WWTP, MI US, the NOAA station 1.2 miles from Alpena, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated