Temperance, Michigan Weather
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Temperance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle60%0.06″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain53%0.20″79°72°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle32%—77°63°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——85°61°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.01″73°69°-12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—78°61°+5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).








































If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Temperance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48182
15-Day Forecast — Temperance
- Sat88°70°60%
- Sun79°72°53%
- Mon77°63°32%
- Tue85°61°9%
- Wed85°63°7%
- Thu73°69°33%
- Fri78°61°29%
- Sat83°64°25%
- Sun79°64°20%
- Mon85°61°10%
- Tue73°63°15%
- Wed78°59°18%
- Thu83°61°39%
- Fri79°67°40%
- Sat77°63°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Temperance
SPC includes Temperance in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Microseason · July 1–5
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Annual cicada buzz begins, peaking in the heat of the day.
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Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
July is Temperance's warmest stretch (~75°F) and January its coldest (~24°F); precipitation crests in May at 3.8 inches and ebbs in January to 2.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 2.2″ | 16 |
| February | 27° | 2.3″ | 14 |
| March | 37° | 3.0″ | 17 |
| April | 50° | 3.7″ | 18 |
| May | 59° | 3.8″ | 18 |
| June | 69° | 3.7″ | 15 |
| July | 75° | 2.9″ | 14 |
| August | 74° | 3.0″ | 13 |
| September | 67° | 2.9″ | 12 |
| October | 55° | 2.4″ | 13 |
| November | 41° | 2.8″ | 15 |
| December | 30° | 2.8″ | 16 |
Regional context
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Temperance runs from a 24°F January mean to 75°F in July, a 51°F seasonal spread, with near 35.5 inches of precipitation across about 181 wet days.
No season owns Temperance's rain: May reaches 3.8 inches across 17.6 days and January keeps 2.2 inches on 16.1, an even spread through Temperance's year. That even rhythm groups Temperance with places like Lambertville, MI, Luna Pier, MI and Ida, MI.
Temperance reaches its last hard frost near mid-April; that is the cue for kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Temperance, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. Frost returns to Temperance near mid-November, ending the tender-crop season. Temperance's low ground holds frost later into spring than Temperance's benches, which run 3-5 days ahead.
Similar climates: Lambertville, MI, Luna Pier, MI, Ida, MI, Petersburg, MI, South Monroe, MI.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Temperance?
- Frost typically leaves Temperance by mid-April and returns to Temperance near mid-November.
- What is the rainy season in Temperance?
- Temperance sees its heaviest rain in May (around 3.8 inches), part of roughly 35 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Temperance?
- July is Temperance's warmest month, averaging about 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Temperance?
- Temperance bottoms out in January, with a mean near 24°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Temperance?
- Time tomatoes in Temperance for two weeks after mid-April; peas and greens start at Temperance's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Temperance get?
- Expect roughly 181 wet days a year in Temperance.
- What hardiness zone is Temperance?
- Temperance sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 24°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Temperance?
- Temperance's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Temperance?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Temperance in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Temperance?
- Current conditions for Temperance and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Temperance forecast updated?
- The Temperance forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Temperance?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Temperance are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Temperance?
- The next few days in Temperance's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
Temperance, Michigan has a warm-summer humid continental climate: January averages roughly 24°F, July about 75°F, 51°F between them.
Across the year, Temperance collects about 35 inches of precipitation over roughly 181 days with measurable rain or snow.
Latitude 41.8°N gives Temperance its 51°F swing, and with it the rhythm of Temperance's growing season.
ZIP codes in Temperance
- 48182