Sault Ste. Marie picks up around 17 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Sault Ste. Marie | Metric | Traverse City |
|---|---|---|
| 153 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 149 days |
| 34 in | Precipitationper year | 34 in |
| 151 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 158 days |
| 120 in | Snowfallper year | 103 in |
| 1 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 7 days |
| 165 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 151 days |
| 77% | Humidityaverage relative | 75% |
| 42 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 46 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste. Marie high | 24 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Traverse City high | 29 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Sault Ste. Marie low | 8 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 38 | 28 | 17 |
| Traverse City low | 16 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste. Marie | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Traverse City | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste. Marie | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Traverse City | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Sault Ste. Marie vs another city
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- Sault Ste. Marie vs Marquette, MI
- Sault Ste. Marie vs New York, NY
- Sault Ste. Marie vs Los Angeles, CA
- Sault Ste. Marie vs Chicago, IL
- Sault Ste. Marie vs Houston, TX
- Sault Ste. Marie vs Phoenix, AZ
- Sault Ste. Marie vs Philadelphia, PA
Traverse City vs another city
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- Traverse City vs Big Rapids, MI
- Traverse City vs New York, NY
- Traverse City vs Los Angeles, CA
- Traverse City vs Chicago, IL
- Traverse City vs Houston, TX
- Traverse City vs Phoenix, AZ
- Traverse City 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).