Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Coldwater, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Coldwater sits right on the edge of spring — the average high of 53° sounds mild, but this date has swung from a balmy 80° back in 1988 down to a brutal 14° in 1898. There's a 35% chance of rain today, with a lingering 6% shot at snow keeping things interesting.
Coldwater has seen the full extremes of a continental Michigan climate, from a scorching 108° on July 24, 1934 to a bone-crushing -29° on January 31, 2019 — a 137-degree range between its all-time records. A single January day in 1978 dumped 17 inches of snow, and that same year a June storm dropped 5.37 inches of rain.
Summer is the sweet spot here, peaking the week of July 16–22 with average highs of 84°, while January bottoms out around 31°. If rain is a concern, late May through early June is the wettest stretch, averaging nearly an inch a week. For the best weather, aim for July and August before the cool descent into fall begins in October.