Lakes of the North weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lakes of the North, Michigan: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Gaylord Otsego County Airport, 18 km from Lakes of the North; records cover 1998–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 29.5 in749 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 21
- First fall freeze
- Sep 29
- Heating degree days
- 8,362
- Cooling degree days
- 275
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 89°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lakes of the North in January
Highs average 25°−4° and lows 11°−12°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 51°11° (2013)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 1465
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lakes of the North in February
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 10°−12°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2024)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 1306
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lakes of the North in March
Highs average 38°3° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2012)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 1157
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lakes of the North in April
Highs average 51°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2002)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 742
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lakes of the North in May
Highs average 65°18° and lows 42°5°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2023)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 383
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Lakes of the North in June
Highs average 74°23° and lows 51°11°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2018)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 134
- Cooling degree days
- 56
Lakes of the North in July
Highs average 78°26° and lows 55°13°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2006)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 55
- Cooling degree days
- 105
Lakes of the North in August
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2001)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 69
Lakes of the North in September
Highs average 68°20° and lows 47°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2023)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 245
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Lakes of the North in OctoberThis month
Highs average 55°13° and lows 37°3°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2007)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 598
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Lakes of the North in November
Highs average 41°5° and lows 27°−3°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2022)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 927
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lakes of the North in December
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 62°17° (2001)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1268
- Cooling degree days
- 0