Central Lake weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Central Lake, Michigan: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at East Jordan 2nw, 16 km from Central Lake; records cover 2011–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 35.8 in909 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 14
- Heating degree days
- 8,159
- Cooling degree days
- 287
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −13°−25° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Central Lake in January
Highs average 26°−4° and lows 12°−11°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 53°12° (2026)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 1435
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Central Lake in February
Highs average 28°−2° and lows 10°−12°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2024)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 1286
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Central Lake in March
Highs average 37°3° and lows 17°−8°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2012)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 1175
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Central Lake in April
Highs average 50°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2023)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 758
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Central Lake in May
Highs average 64°18° and lows 42°5°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2022)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 386
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Central Lake in June
Highs average 74°23° and lows 51°11°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2025)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 125
- Cooling degree days
- 50
Central Lake in July
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2018)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 106
Central Lake in August
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2012)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 61
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Central Lake in September
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2023)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 217
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Central Lake in OctoberThis month
Highs average 56°13° and lows 38°3°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2025)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 568
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Central Lake in November
Highs average 43°6° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2020)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 880
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Central Lake in December
Highs average 32°0° and lows 20°−7°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 63°17° (2021)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 1214
- Cooling degree days
- 0