Houghton picks up around 92 more inches of snow each winter.
Iron Mountain enjoys about 23 more sunny days a year than Houghton. Iron Mountain sees rain or snow on roughly 25 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Houghton | Metric | Iron Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| 148 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 172 days |
| 31 in | Precipitationper year | 30 in |
| 153 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 128 days |
| 153 in | Snowfallper year | 61 in |
| 2 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 6 days |
| 179 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 184 days |
| 76% | Humidityaverage relative | 73% |
| 41 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 42 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton high | 22 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 38 | 28 |
| Iron Mountain high | 24 | 28 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 29 |
| Houghton low | 10 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 16 |
| Iron Mountain low | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Iron Mountain | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Iron Mountain | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Houghton vs another city
- Houghton vs Ishpeming, MI
- Houghton vs Marquette, MI
- Houghton vs Ironwood, MI
- Houghton vs Kingsford, MI
- Houghton vs Rhinelander, WI
- Houghton vs New York, NY
- Houghton vs Los Angeles, CA
- Houghton vs Chicago, IL
- Houghton vs Houston, TX
- Houghton vs Phoenix, AZ
- Houghton vs Philadelphia, PA
Iron Mountain vs another city
- Iron Mountain vs Kingsford, MI
- Iron Mountain vs Escanaba, MI
- Iron Mountain vs Ishpeming, MI
- Iron Mountain vs Gladstone, MI
- Iron Mountain vs Menominee, MI
- Iron Mountain vs Marinette, WI
- Iron Mountain vs New York, NY
- Iron Mountain vs Los Angeles, CA
- Iron Mountain vs Chicago, IL
- Iron Mountain vs Houston, TX
- Iron Mountain vs Phoenix, AZ
- Iron Mountain 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).