Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Clawson, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Clawson sits in that classic Michigan spring transition zone — expect a high around 51° and a low dipping to 31°, with a 37% chance of rain and a lingering 6% shot at snow. The date has seen everything from a balmy 75° back in 1921 to a brutal 14° in 1964, so the range is real.
Clawson's weather has real teeth at both ends: the thermometer has touched 104° (July 1934) and plunged to -22° (February 1918), a swing of 126 degrees. A single October day in 1981 dropped 4.75 inches of rain, and December 1974 buried the area under 18 inches of snow in one storm.
Summer is the sweet spot — highs peak around 83-84° in mid-July, making June through August the most comfortable stretch for being outdoors. Winters are legitimately cold, with January and February highs barely cracking the low 30s. If you're watching for rain, late June is the wettest period of the year, averaging 0.85 inches in a single week.