Average Snowfall for Michigan in December

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during December at cities and other locations around Michigan. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) this month.

The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: The Thumb & Southeast Michigan, West & Mid-Michigan, Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula.

The Thumb & Southeast Michigan

Average total snowfall in December
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
4.5 Adrian 4.8 12.2
11.5 Ann Arbor 12.7 32.3
4.5 Dearborn 4.6 11.7
8.0 Detroit 8.9 22.6
10.3 Flint 11.4 29.0
7.0 Harbor Beach 11.5 29.2
4.4 Port Huron 6.7 17.0
6.2 Saginaw 11.4 29.0

West & Mid-Michigan

December snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
10.6 Battle Creek 16.4 41.7
7.3 Benton Harbor 16.6 42.2
11.9 Grand Rapids 20.8 52.8
9.4 Lansing 11.3 28.7
10.9 Muskegon 22.3 56.6
8.6 Niles 14.5 36.8

Northern Michigan

Average snow for December
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
11.6 Alpena 16.9 42.9
10.3 Cheboygan 22.0 55.9
6.8 East Tawas 9.7 24.6
11.4 Frankfort 23.5 59.7
14.9 Gaylord 31.4 79.8
7.9 Harrisville 10.9 27.7
13.1 Houghton Lake 21.0 53.3
12.3 Petoskey 30.6 77.7
13.3 Traverse City  24.6 62.5

Upper Peninsula

Average total snowfall in December
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
9.4 De Tour Village 17.9 45.5
3.5 Escanaba 10.2 25.9
8.0 Iron Mountain 13.0 33.0
15.9 Ironwood 43.6 110.7
12.5 Marquette 21.1 53.6
16.2 Munising 39.1 99.3
17.4 Sault Ste Marie 30.4 77.2
13.9 Tahquamenon Falls Park 42.7 108.5
15.7 Whitefish Point 31.0 78.7
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Michigan Snowfall
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