Grand Rapids weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Grand Rapids, Michigan: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Grand Rapids Gerald R Ford International Airport, 14 km from Grand Rapids; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 39.4 in1001 mm
- Snow a year
- 78 in197 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 14
- Heating degree days
- 6,407
- Cooling degree days
- 733
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Grand Rapids in January
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 19°−7°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 23 in57 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1950)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 1246
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Grand Rapids in February
Highs average 34°1° and lows 20°−7°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation and 17 in44 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2024)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 1075
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Grand Rapids in March
Highs average 45°7° and lows 27°−3°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 8 in19 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2012)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 910
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Grand Rapids in April
Highs average 58°14° and lows 37°3°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1899)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 528
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Grand Rapids in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 49°9°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1934)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 225
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Grand Rapids in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 58°15°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 154
Grand Rapids in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1936)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 247
Grand Rapids in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1918)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 200
Grand Rapids in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 53°12°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1913)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 118
- Cooling degree days
- 73
Grand Rapids in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 42°6°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1897)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 428
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Grand Rapids in November
Highs average 47°8° and lows 33°0°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1950)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 750
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Grand Rapids in December
Highs average 36°2° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 21 in53 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2001)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1072
- Cooling degree days
- 0