Ferndale, MI Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Ferndale actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Ferndale, MI, the comfort score comes out to 49/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Ferndale's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Ferndale run from 26°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 48.1°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Ferndale, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 20°F | 1.45in |
| Feb | 35°F | 21°F | 1.41in |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 2.02in |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 2.82in |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.49in |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 3.1in |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.22in |
| Aug | 81°F | 64°F | 3.1in |
| Sep | 74°F | 56°F | 3.09in |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 2.3in |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 2.16in |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 1.73in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Ferndale's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Ferndale actually gets
Ferndale averages 29.89in of precipitation a year across roughly 125 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Ferndale against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Ferndale comes in at 2126; within MI alone it ranks 25 of 153. Population is about 19,431.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Detroit City Ap, MI US, the NOAA station 7.1 miles from Ferndale, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is