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Weather in Kalkaska, MI · National Weather Service + NOAA

Kalkaska is snow country

Kalkaska has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 132 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 43°, and nights fall to 29°.

Winter 30°/15°Spring 54°/30°Summer 78°/54°Fall 57°/38°
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Sunrise 7:20 am · sunset 5:28 pm

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What stands out about Kalkaska’s weather

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

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 132 inches a winter, more than 1,820 of 1,916 Michigan towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 94% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 120 days a year.A short growing season128 frost-free days, from May 24 to Oct 1.
A normal year

Where today sits in Kalkaska’s year

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

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Winter
30° / 15°
45 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
54° / 30°
Last frost around May 24
Summer
78° / 54°
4 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
57° / 38°
First frost around Oct 1
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 1). Last frost next spring: May 24
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Kalkaska get?About 132 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 4.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° 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 Kalkaska itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Kalkaska, MI (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.