Kentwood climate — normals and trends
Kentwood (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 947 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kentwood averages 126 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Kentwood has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 110 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 6 July 2012) and the coldest -29.5 °C (on 3 February 1996).
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
KentwoodMichigan
- coords
- 42.87°, -85.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
947mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
126 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.5 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
37.3 °C
6 July 2012
Coldest day
-29.5 °C
3 February 1996
Wettest day
81 mm
13 September 2008
Windiest day
55.8 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
6 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
6 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-35.0 °C
3 February 1996
Snowiest day
30.9 cm
26 January 1978
Sunniest day
14.9 h
17 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 47 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 86 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 71 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 110 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 113 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 89 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 30 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 88 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 56 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 0.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kentwood?
Kentwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 947 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kentwood?
The hottest day measured in Kentwood between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2012, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kentwood?
The coldest day measured in Kentwood between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1996, at -29.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kentwood?
Yes. Kentwood gets on average 100.1 cm of snow per year and has around 126 frost days.
Has the climate of Kentwood warmed?
Yes: Kentwood warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kentwood?
The wettest day measured in Kentwood between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2008, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kentwood?
The windiest day measured in Kentwood between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 55.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kentwood?
The warmest month in Kentwood is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kentwood?
Kentwood receives on average 947 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kentwood?
Kentwood gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kentwood?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kentwood between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1978, with 30.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kentwood?
Yes: Kentwood has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kentwood?
In Kentwood, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 6 July 2012, and the lowest was -35.0 °C on 3 February 1996.
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