Climate and average weather in Port Huron

In Port Huron, the summers are warm, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, snowy, and mostly cloudy.

Best: late May to early October

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Port Huron typically varies from 19°F to 79°F, and is rarely below 2°F or above 87°F. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Port Huron for warm-weather activities is from late May to early October.

Hottest
Jul
79°
Coldest
Jan
19°
Wettest
Jun
3.4 in
Driest
Feb
2.0 in
Rain / yr
32.8 in
122 wet days
Daylight
8.8–15.2 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
604 ft
43.0°N
Clearest
Jul
54% cloud

Port Huron is city in Michigan, United States.

Density
923/km²
people per km²
Founded
1814

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Port Huron weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late May to early October.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Port Huron, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

The hot season lasts 4.1 months, from May 23 to September 25, with daily high temperatures above 67°F. The hottest month of the year in Port Huron is July, with an average high of 79°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts 3.3 months, from December 3 to March 13, with daily high temperatures below 39°F. The coldest month of the year in Port Huron is January, with an average low of 19°F and high of 30°F.

Days typically run about 13°F warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 15°F) in May.

20°40°60°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
Jan3019
Feb3220
Mar4027
Apr5238
May6449
Jun7460
Jul7965
Aug7764
Sep7156
Oct5846
Nov4636
Dec3526

How hot and cold Port Huron really feels

Feels-like highFeels-like lowactual air temp

The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.

On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about 6°F (around January 23), with roughly 161 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 32°F) 72 of them bitterly cold — worst in January.

20°40°60°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels-like high (°F)Air high (°F)Feels-like low (°F)Air low (°F)
Jan3030819
Feb3232920
Mar40401827
Apr52523238
May64644749
Jun74746060
Jul79796565
Aug77776464
Sep71715656
Oct58584146
Nov46462836
Dec35351726

Average hourly temperature in Port Huron

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 79°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 19°F.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Port Huron weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°2.39.67.39.20.0
Feb32° / 20°2.08.46.310.20.0
Mar40° / 27°2.29.64.611.60.3
Apr52° / 38°3.311.41.813.12.7
May64° / 49°3.312014.45.4
Jun74° / 60°3.410.8015.16.7
Jul79° / 65°2.811014.86.6
Aug77° / 64°2.810.4013.86.9
Sep71° / 56°2.99.1012.36.7
Oct58° / 46°3.010.80.110.84.3
Nov46° / 36°2.69.72.49.51.2
Dec35° / 26°2.29.45.68.90.0

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Port Huron gets about 32.8 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from around Mar 29 to Aug 17, peaking in May at about 40% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 31.

June is the wettest month by volume, with 3.4 in over about 11 wet days; February is the driest, with 2.0 in. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetMay 11 · 40%Jan 31 · 27%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan3110
Feb308
Mar3210
Apr3711
May3912
Jun3611
Jul3611
Aug3410
Sep319
Oct3411
Nov3210
Dec329

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Port Huron collects about 32.8 in of rain across 122 wet days — roughly 2.7 in in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 3.4 in, while February is the driest at just 2.0 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 31% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

00.511.522.533.54JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2.32.02.23.33.33.42.82.82.93.02.62.2
Rainfall (in)Rain daysSnow days
Jan2.3107
Feb2.086
Mar2.2105
Apr3.3112
May3.3120
Jun3.4110
Jul2.8110
Aug2.8100
Sep2.990
Oct3.0110
Nov2.6102
Dec2.296

Snow in Port Huron

Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.

Port Huron averages about 28 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Nov 1 to Apr 25 — about 5.8 months.

January is snowiest, with roughly 7 days of snow and an estimated 13 in of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 48 in of snow.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsnow seasonsnow seasonJan 14
Snow daysSnowfall (in)
Jan713
Feb611
Mar56
Apr22
May00
Jun00
Jul00
Aug00
Sep00
Oct00
Nov24
Dec611

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Port Huron, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 7 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 19. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 20 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 6. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 5 · 57%Jan 12 · 18%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan2080
Feb2674
Mar3268
Apr3565
May4258
Jun5050
Jul5545
Aug5545
Sep5248
Oct4159
Nov2773
Dec2080

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 16, brings about 15 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around December 16, only 8 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 6 h 24 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan9.28:045:14
Feb10.27:375:52
Mar11.66:506:28
Apr13.15:557:05
May14.45:127:40
Jun15.14:558:05
Jul14.85:098:02
Aug13.85:417:27
Sep12.36:156:33
Oct10.86:515:39
Nov9.57:305:00
Dec8.98:014:51

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Port Huron averages about 7 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 11 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 5.8 months, from around Apr 25 to Oct 19. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 10 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is December, down near 3 sunny days — about 69% fewer than the July peak.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedJul 811 daysDec 303 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan3Gloomy
Feb4Gloomy
Mar6Gloomy
Apr6Gloomy
May8Mixed
Jun9Mixed
Jul11Mixed
Aug10Mixed
Sep10Mixed
Oct8Gloomy
Nov5Gloomy
Dec3Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Port Huron, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 3.9 months, from around May 27 to September 23. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 64% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around September 24 to May 26, and April is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecApr 4 · 100%Jul 21 · 32%oppressivemuggydryhumidcomfortablecomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
Jan1000000
Feb1000000
Mar1000000
Apr982000
May8210720
Jun372520152
Jul122429278
Aug142728265
Sep482417111
Oct898310
Nov991000
Dec1000000

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in Port Huron is typically light breeze, near 9 mph, and varies moderately with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 7.1 months, from around Sep 30 to May 3. The windiest month is November, averaging about 10 mph (light breeze).

The calmer part of the year runs from around May 4 to Sep 29, with August the calmest month at about 7 mph.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwindiercalmerwindiercalmlight breezebreezyNov 23 · 10 mphAug 5 · 7 mph
Wind speed (mph)Feels
Jan10light breeze
Feb9light breeze
Mar9light breeze
Apr9light breeze
May8light breeze
Jun8light breeze
Jul7calm
Aug7calm
Sep8light breeze
Oct9light breeze
Nov10light breeze
Dec10light breeze

Best time to visit Port Huron

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Port Huron throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late May, Port Huron is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Port Huron for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to early October, with a peak score in the last week of August.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 31 · 7.2

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan0.0poor
Feb0.0poor
Mar0.3poor
Apr2.7poor
May5.3fair
Jun6.7good
Jul6.6good
Aug6.9good
Sep6.7good
Oct4.3fair
Nov1.2poor
Dec0.0poor

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Port Huron for hot-weather activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 10 · 6.4

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Port Huron, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 79°F), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 30°F), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In July, Port Huron sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 65°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Port Huron

Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 19 to Sep 8 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan36Bracing
Feb33Bracing
Mar34Bracing
Apr37Bracing
May44Bracing
Jun57Bracing
Jul68Refreshing
Aug71Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct58Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec41Bracing

UV index (midday) in Port Huron by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Huron peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Average hourly UV index in Port Huron

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan00
Feb00
Mar3.50
Apr60
May7.53
Jun8.55.5
Jul85
Aug72.5
Sep5.50
Oct20
Nov00
Dec00

Air quality in Port Huron by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Port Huron is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1415 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayTypical season (≥50%)

The growing season in Port Huron typically lasts about 243 days, from around March 30 to November 27 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from April 21 to October 31.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgrowing seasonMar 3050%Apr 2190%Oct 3190%Nov 2750%
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1331
Feb1328
Mar3131
Apr8018
May990
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct970
Nov6829
Dec2731

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 50°F)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Port Huron banks about 2,525 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°F·days)
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May208
Jun518
Jul681
Aug632
Sep403
Oct81
Nov0
Dec0

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Port Huron receives about 3.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.4 and 6.5 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Mar 15 to Sep 21. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 1.4 kWh/m² — roughly 78% less than the June peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJun 296.5 kWhDec 171.4 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan1.7Dim
Feb2.7Moderate
Mar4.0Moderate
Apr5.0Bright
May5.8Bright
Jun6.4Intense
Jul6.2Intense
Aug5.3Bright
Sep4.2Bright
Oct2.8Moderate
Nov1.8Dim
Dec1.4Dim

Where is Port Huron?

Port Huron sits at 43.0°N, 82.4°W, 604 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sarnia, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Port Huron

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Port Huron has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 597 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft.

The land around Port Huron is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 2 miles, trees (29%), cropland (26%) and water (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (45%) and water (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
246 ft
50 miles
705 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Nearby: Sarnia 1.2 mi · Mount Clemens 35 mi · Clinton Township 37 mi · Shelby 37 mi · Saint Clair Shores 40 mi · Chatham 40 mi · Strathroy 40 mi · Sterling Heights 41 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Port Huron (42.9709°, -82.4249°, elevation 604 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).