Houghton Lake picks up around 12 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Big Rapids | Metric | Houghton Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 159 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 156 days |
| 35 in | Precipitationper year | 32 in |
| 145 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 139 days |
| 61 in | Snowfallper year | 74 in |
| 7 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 7 days |
| 168 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 176 days |
| 73% | Humidityaverage relative | 75% |
| 45 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 44 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids high | 28 | 31 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Houghton Lake high | 28 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Big Rapids low | 13 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 19 |
| Houghton Lake low | 10 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 18 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Houghton Lake | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Houghton Lake | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Big Rapids vs another city
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- Big Rapids vs Greenville, MI
- Big Rapids vs Cadillac, MI
- Big Rapids vs Rockford, MI
- Big Rapids vs Belding, MI
- Big Rapids vs Northview, MI
- Big Rapids vs New York, NY
- Big Rapids vs Los Angeles, CA
- Big Rapids vs Chicago, IL
- Big Rapids vs Houston, TX
- Big Rapids vs Phoenix, AZ
- Big Rapids vs Philadelphia, PA
Houghton Lake vs another city
- Houghton Lake vs Cadillac, MI
- Houghton Lake vs Mount Pleasant, MI
- Houghton Lake vs Traverse City, MI
- Houghton Lake vs Midland, MI
- Houghton Lake vs St. Louis, MI
- Houghton Lake vs New York, NY
- Houghton Lake vs Los Angeles, CA
- Houghton Lake vs Chicago, IL
- Houghton Lake vs Houston, TX
- Houghton Lake vs Phoenix, AZ
- Houghton Lake vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).