Burton climate — normals and trends
Burton (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 852 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Burton averages 129 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Burton has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 117 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 14 July 1995) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 19 January 1994).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BurtonMichigan
- coords
- 43.00°, -83.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
852mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.7 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
85 mm
25 June 1968
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
30 April 1984
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
10 November 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
19 January 1994
Snowiest day
29.5 cm
26 January 1978
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 27 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | -0.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +5.2 °C | 78 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 78 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 91 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 115 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 45 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 64 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 68 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 41 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 0.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 86 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burton?
Burton has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 852 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burton?
The hottest day measured in Burton between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1995, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burton?
The coldest day measured in Burton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Burton?
Yes. Burton gets on average 92.6 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Burton warmed?
Yes: Burton warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burton?
The wettest day measured in Burton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1968, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burton?
The windiest day measured in Burton between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1984, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burton?
The warmest month in Burton is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Burton?
Burton receives on average 852 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burton?
Burton gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Burton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burton between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1978, with 29.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burton?
Yes: Burton has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burton?
In Burton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 19 January 1994.
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