Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Melvindale, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Melvindale runs cool, with an average high of just 53° and a low around 33°. The date has seen its share of wild swings — from a balmy 73° back in 1955 to a bitter 16° as recently as 2016. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, though snow is nearly off the table at just 2%.
Melvindale earns its Midwest stripes: temperatures here have swung a staggering 124 degrees between the all-time high of 104° in June 1988 and the all-time low of -20° in January 1994. On the wet side, a single day in June 2021 dumped 6.7 inches of rain, and December 1974 buried the area under 18 inches of snow in one storm.
Summer is the clear sweet spot — highs peak around 85° the week of July 9–15, making June through August the prime stretch for outdoor plans. Winters are genuinely cold, with mid-January highs scraping just 31°, so bundle up if you're visiting between December and February. Late June into early July is the wettest period of the year, averaging nearly an inch of rain per week.