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Weather in Thornapple Township, MI · National Weather Service + NOAA

Thornapple Township has a long growing season

Thornapple Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 78 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 47°, and lows to 31°.

Winter 34°/19°Spring 58°/36°Summer 81°/59°Fall 61°/41°
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Sunrise 7:17 am · sunset 5:33 pm

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What stands out about Thornapple Township’s weather

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

Climate →
A long growing season174 frost-free days, from Apr 29 to Oct 20.Snow countryAbout 78 inches a winter, more than 94% of U.S. towns.Wetter than most of Michigan38 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 1,880 of 1,983 Michigan towns.The snowiest town aroundMore snow than any of the 4 towns around it with snow records.
A normal year

Where today sits in Thornapple Township’s year

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

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Winter
34° / 19°
24 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
58° / 36°
Last frost around Apr 29
Summer
81° / 59°
10 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
61° / 41°
First frost around Oct 20
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 20). Last frost next spring: Apr 29
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Thornapple Township get?About 78 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 4.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.4° 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 Thornapple Township itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Grand Rapids, MI (12 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.