The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Houghton | Metric | Marquette |
|---|---|---|
| 148 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 157 days |
| 31 in | Precipitationper year | 31 in |
| 153 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 150 days |
| 153 in | Snowfallper year | 103 in |
| 2 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 3 days |
| 179 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 154 days |
| 76% | Humidityaverage relative | 77% |
| 41 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 43 °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 |
| Marquette high | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Houghton low | 10 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 16 |
| Marquette low | 12 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 19 |
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 |
| Marquette | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
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 |
| Marquette | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 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.
Houghton vs another city
- Houghton vs Ishpeming, MI
- Houghton vs Ironwood, MI
- Houghton vs Iron Mountain, 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
Marquette vs another city
- Marquette vs Ishpeming, MI
- Marquette vs Gladstone, MI
- Marquette vs Escanaba, MI
- Marquette vs Iron Mountain, MI
- Marquette vs Kingsford, MI
- Marquette vs New York, NY
- Marquette vs Los Angeles, CA
- Marquette vs Chicago, IL
- Marquette vs Houston, TX
- Marquette vs Phoenix, AZ
- Marquette 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).