Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Traverse City, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Traverse City is a coin flip between winter's last gasp and a taste of spring — the average high is just 47° with lows still dipping to 29°. There's a 16% chance of snow on this date, though the record high of 79° set back in 1921 proves summer can show up whenever it feels like it.
Traverse City's weather has a serious range — from a brutal -37° in February 1979 to a scorching 105° in July 1936, this city has seen it all. A single January storm in 1990 buried the area under 16 inches in one day, a reminder that Lake Michigan's influence can work against you just as easily as it works for you.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with highs peaking around 82° in late July before a comfortable slide through fall's 59° October averages. Winters are genuinely cold — late January through early February averages just 27° for a high — so plan accordingly. If you're chasing rain, mid-September is the wettest stretch of the year.