Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Big Rapids, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Big Rapids has a split personality — 129 years of data show the average high is a modest 49°, but this date has swung from a bitter 9° in 1899 to a shirt-sleeve 78° in 1997. There's a 40% chance of precipitation today, though snow is unlikely at just 7%.
Big Rapids earns its Midwest stripes with some serious extremes: a scorching 103° in July 1916 and a bone-crushing -36° in February 1899 — a swing of 139 degrees across its recorded history. The wettest single day on record dropped 7.64 inches in September 1986, and a January 1978 storm buried the area under 14 inches of snow.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with mid-July highs averaging 83° and a pleasant run of warm weather from June through August. Winters are genuinely cold — late January through early February sees average highs of just 28°, so pack accordingly. If you're rain-averse, avoid mid-September, which is the wettest stretch of the year.