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The average temperature in Grand Rapids over the whole year is 5°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -14°C. Grand Rapids has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 52% in January, the driest month, to 64% in June, the wettest. Winds in Grand Rapids are highest in April, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Grand Rapids come in July, when the sky is typically 33% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -9°C | -13°C | -15°C | 52% | 60% | 2.8 m/s | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | -8°C | -14°C | -13°C | 54% | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 1°C | -7°C | -5°C | 55% | 44% | 2.9 m/s | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April | 7°C | -0°C | 2°C | 61% | 51% | 3.2 m/s | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| May | 16°C | 8°C | 13°C | 63% | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 37 | 5 | 63 |
| June | 22°C | 14°C | 20°C | 64% | 37% | 2.6 m/s | 68 | 19 | 62 |
| July | 24°C | 16°C | 23°C | 63% | 33% | 2.1 m/s | 73 | 39 | 42 |
| August | 23°C | 14°C | 22°C | 64% | 42% | 2.1 m/s | 77 | 25 | 55 |
| September | 19°C | 11°C | 17°C | 64% | 47% | 2.4 m/s | 56 | 10 | 69 |
| October | 10°C | 4°C | 6°C | 61% | 56% | 2.9 m/s | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| November | 1°C | -3°C | -4°C | 57% | 59% | 3.0 m/s | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| December | -6°C | -10°C | -12°C | 56% | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Grand Rapids has days of about -9°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 24°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -14°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 5°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Grand Rapids has typical daily highs of about -8°C and lows of about -12°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Grand Rapids has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Grand Rapids has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 64% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Grand Rapids has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Grand Rapids has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 52% in January, the driest month, to 64% in June, the wettest.
Winds in Grand Rapids are highest in April, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
The average temperature in Grand Rapids over the whole year is 5°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -14°C.