Grand Rapids, MI Weather & Climate Normals
Grand Rapids's real weather, in one number
Grand Rapids, MI scores 40/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Grand Rapids's hottest and coldest months
Grand Rapids's hottest month is Jul, averaging 71°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 24°F, a 47.4°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Grand Rapids's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 2.72in | 21.7in |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 2.11in | 22.3in |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.6in | 5.3in |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 4.1in | 2.6in |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.4in | 0in |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.03in | 0in |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.31in | 0in |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.05in | 0in |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.52in | 0in |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.7in | 0in |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 3.3in | 6in |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.76in | 17in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Grand Rapids at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids averages 39.6in of precipitation a year across roughly 152 days with measurable rain or snow, and 74.9in of snow a year.
Where Grand Rapids ranks
Grand Rapids ranks 4483 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 137 of 153 within MI. About 200,117 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from E Grand Rapids, MI US, 2.7 miles from Grand Rapids, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station