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Weather in Elk Rapids, MI · National Weather Service + NOAA

Elk Rapids is snow country

Elk Rapids has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 115 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 45°, and nights fall to 33°.

Winter 31°/20°Spring 52°/33°Summer 77°/57°Fall 57°/42°
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Sunrise 7:21 am · sunset 5:28 pm

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What stands out about Elk Rapids’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 115 inches a winter, more than 98% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 79°, cooler than 94% of U.S. towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 97% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 105 days a year.
A normal year

Where today sits in Elk Rapids’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
31° / 20°
44 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
52° / 33°
Last frost around May 13
Summer
77° / 57°
5 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
57° / 42°
First frost around Oct 19
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 19). Last frost next spring: May 13
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Elk Rapids get?About 115 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 4.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Elk Rapids itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Nw Michigan Rsch Farm, MI (13 mi, snow) and Old Mission 3ssw, MI (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.