Marquette climate — normals and trends
Marquette (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 811 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Marquette averages 158 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Marquette has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 14 July 1983) and the coldest -33.4 °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
MarquetteMichigan
- coords
- 46.54°, -87.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.9°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
1.1°C
Annual rainfall
811mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
158 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
158.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
35.8 °C
14 July 1983
Coldest day
-33.4 °C
3 February 1996
Wettest day
73 mm
23 June 2002
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
10 November 1975
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
24 October 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
30 July 1975
Coldest feels-like
-39.1 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
33.2 cm
4 April 1945
Sunniest day
15.6 h
20 June 2023
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 | -5.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 118 mm | +65 mm |
| Apr | 7.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 20.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 84 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 45 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | -3.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 81 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Marquette?
Marquette has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 811 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marquette?
The hottest day measured in Marquette between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1983, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Marquette?
The coldest day measured in Marquette between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1996, at -33.4 °C.
Does it snow in Marquette?
Yes. Marquette gets on average 158.9 cm of snow per year and has around 158 frost days.
Has the climate of Marquette warmed?
Yes: Marquette warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Marquette?
The wettest day measured in Marquette between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2002, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Marquette?
The windiest day measured in Marquette between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1975, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Marquette?
The warmest month in Marquette is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Marquette?
Marquette receives on average 811 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Marquette?
Marquette gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Marquette?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Marquette between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1945, with 33.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Marquette?
Yes: Marquette has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marquette?
In Marquette, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 30 July 1975, and the lowest was -39.1 °C on 23 January 1963.
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