Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Climate

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Climate data for Traverse City, Michigan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F 29 29 38 52 64 75 81 78 71 60 44 33 55
Average low °F 15 13 21 32 41 52 59 58 51 41 31 21 36
Rainfall inches 1.9 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.7 3 2.8 2.7 1.8 28.6
Snowfall inches 19.9 16.2 12.1 3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 8.8 16.5 77.5
Average high °C −2 −2 3 11 18 24 27 26 22 16 7 1 {{{year high C}}}
Average low °C −9 −11 −6 0 5 11 15 14 11 5 −1 −6 {{{year low C}}}
Rainfall mm 48 38 46 58 71 64 71 69 76 71 69 46 726
Snowfall cm 50.5 41.1 30.7 8 0.8 0 0 0 0 1.8 22.4 41.9 196.9
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