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Traverse City, MI — best months to visit

Cherry country, dune shores, and winery peninsulas on Grand Traverse Bay.

Best months for Traverse City: July, August — mild days around 81°F, rain on about 10 days a month.

Averages are the 1991–2020 climate normals (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information) for the station named on each page. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation. Daylight is computed for the middle of the month.

All twelve months

Month	Score	Avg high	Avg low	Rain	Rain days	Daylight	Verdict
January	23	29°	17°	1.67 in	14	9h 09m	The toughest month
February	32	31°	16°	1.02 in	11	10h 21m	The toughest month
March	37	41°	23°	1.55 in	10	11h 46m	The toughest month
April	42	54°	33°	2.79 in	11	13h 25m	An off month
May	67	67°	43°	2.84 in	12	14h 48m	A good month
June	91	77°	54°	2.57 in	11	15h 34m	One of the best months
July ★ Best	96	81°	59°	2.71 in	10	15h 15m	One of the best months
August ★ Best	94	80°	59°	2.98 in	10	14h 03m	One of the best months
September	74	72°	52°	3.37 in	12	12h 28m	A good month
October	38	59°	41°	3.60 in	16	10h 53m	An off month
November	26	46°	32°	2.23 in	14	9h 30m	The toughest month
December	24	35°	24°	1.79 in	14	8h 49m	The toughest month

Score is rule-derived from the same normals — the rules are published on How we pick. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation.

July in Traverse City: one of the best months (score 96 of 100)

Typical July days in Traverse City reach about 81°F with nights near 59°F; days are long — about 15h 15m of daylight in mid-July.

• A light jacket or fleece for evenings.
• Layers — afternoons run about 22° warmer than mornings.
• A compact rain layer — about 10 days see rain in a typical July.

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August in Traverse City: one of the best months (score 94 of 100)

Typical August days in Traverse City reach about 80°F with nights near 59°F.

• A light jacket or fleece for evenings.
• Layers — afternoons run about 21° warmer than mornings.
• A waterproof shell — rain falls on about 10 days in a typical August.

Full August page →

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