Marquette in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Marquette sees average daytime highs around 46°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 7.7 in of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 28°F in early March to 63°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Marquette's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Marquette's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 46°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 30°F
Precipitation: 7.7 in; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 8 mph
Travel score: 1.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Marquette in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 28°F in early March to 63°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Marquette reaches about 46°F and drops to 30°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Marquette

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 66 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

27 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Marquette weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 10°	1.5	8.7	10.7	8.8	0.0
Feb	24° / 10°	1.2	6.4	7.3	10	0.0
Mar	34° / 19°	1.9	8.8	7	11.6	0.0
Apr	45° / 30°	2.7	10.6	5.4	13.3	1.1
May	58° / 41°	3.0	11.1	0.7	14.8	4.2
Jun	68° / 52°	3.2	11	0	15.6	6.1
Jul	74° / 58°	3.2	11.4	0	15.2	6.8
Aug	73° / 57°	3.1	10.7	0	14	6.7
Sep	66° / 50°	3.5	11.6	0	12.4	5.7
Oct	52° / 40°	3.5	13.6	1.5	10.7	2.6
Nov	39° / 29°	2.3	10.6	7.7	9.2	0.2
Dec	29° / 19°	1.8	9.8	11.3	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Marquette gets around 7.7 in of rain and snow over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Marquette?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marquette.

What to pack for Marquette in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Marquette sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Marquette in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 36°F across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 62°F and coldest in March near 34°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	36	35	34	35	38	43	54	62	59	51	44	40
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	36	Bracing
Feb	35	Bracing
Mar	34	Bracing
Apr	35	Bracing
May	38	Bracing
Jun	43	Bracing
Jul	54	Bracing
Aug	62	Cool
Sep	59	Cool
Oct	51	Bracing
Nov	44	Bracing
Dec	40	Bracing

UV index in Marquette in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marquette peaks around June 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	8	7	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Marquette?

Marquette sits at 46.5°N, 87.4°W, 666 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mackinac Island, 141 mi away.

Topography around Marquette

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Marquette.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Marquette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 ft around an average of 686 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,667 ft.

The land around Marquette is covered by water (38%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (48%) and water (44%) within 10 miles, and trees (56%) and water (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

410 ft

water 38%

10 miles

1,060 ft

trees 48%

50 miles

1,667 ft

trees 56%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

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Spring weather nearby: Mackinac Island 141 mi · Howard 142 mi · Green Bay 143 mi · Sault Ste. Marie 145 mi · Sault Ste. Marie 145 mi · Ashwaubenon 146 mi · Bellevue 147 mi · De Pere 149 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Marquette (46.5435°, -87.3954°, elevation 666 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.