Grand Rapids, MI: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 53.1°F in Grand Rapids, MI, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2025, tied 27th warmest of 132 (with 2020).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 53.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 27th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 33.40 in; Wettest since 2019; 16th wettest of 131

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Grand Rapids, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52.1°F, between 49.4°F and 54.4°F in eight years of ten and 30.06 in of precipitation, between 24.47 in and 38.07 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Grand Rapids, MI since 1894: 53.1°F in 2026; the highest is 56.4°F, in 2012 and 1921.

Normal range, 49.4 to 54.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Grand Rapids, MI from 1892 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	53.1	27	62.9	23	43.3	29	33.40	16	0
2025	53.2	23	63.1	17	43.2	31	22.03	111	0
2024	55.3	3	64.9	4	45.7	4	29.08	47	0
2023	53.8	13	63.1	17	44.5	13	29.90	38	0
2022	51.7	59	61	71	42.3	56	28.91	49	0
2021	54	11	63.6	11	44.3	16	29.17	44	0
2020	53.1	27	62.4	34	43.8	22	29.99	35	0
2019	51.9	52	60.8	77	43	34	40.13	2	0
2018	53.6	16	62.8	25	44.4	14	37.69	7	0
2017	54.4	8	64.1	5	44.7	11	26.34	72	0
2016	54.4	8	63.9	6	44.9	10	37.03	9	0
2015	50.4	93	60	94	40.8	91	24.53	95	0
2014	49.3	122	58.9	123	39.8	110	32.79	18	0
2013	52.4	41	61.7	54	43.1	32	35.72	13	0
2012	56.4	1	66.6	1	46.1	2	25.02	88	0
2011	52.4	41	61.4	58	43.4	28	36.87	10	0
2010	54.8	5	63.8	7	45.8	3	28.99	48	0
2009	50.7	82	60.3	85	41.2	76	32.75	19	0
2008	51.7	59	61.2	65	42.1	61	38.92	4	0
2007	53.6	16	63.4	13	43.8	22	26.44	70	0
2006	53.4	19	62.8	25	44.1	20	35.09	15	0
2005	52.6	36	62.2	38	42.9	39	28.10	58	0
2004	51.5	67	61	71	42	64	30.12	34	0
2003	49.1	124	59	122	39.3	122	23.70	103	0
2002	52.7	35	62	46	43.5	25	23.94	98	0
2001	51.6	62	60.5	81	42.6	48	29.13	46	0
2000	51.9	52	61	71	42.7	46	36.64	11	0
1999	52.2	48	62	46	42.4	50	28.61	52	0
1998	54.6	6	63.7	9	45.5	6	25.67	79	0
1997	49.9	105	59.2	117	40.7	92	25.73	77	0
1996	49.4	118	59.1	118	39.7	111	21.46	113	0
1995	51.6	62	61.2	65	42.1	61	27.10	67	0
1994	49.4	118	59.6	104	39.2	125	37.99	6	0
1993	50.1	99	59.1	118	41	82	38.79	5	0
1992	50.1	99	59.6	104	40.7	92	31.74	24	0
1991	53.4	19	63.2	15	43.6	24	32.43	20	0
1990	52.4	41	61.8	52	43	34	31.04	27	0
1989	49.8	112	59.7	103	39.9	108	27.33	65	0
1988	51.3	73	62.5	31	40.2	101	26.03	74	0
1987	53.4	19	63.4	13	43.5	25	25.35	83	0
1986	50.9	80	60.5	81	41.4	73	45.00	1	0
1985	50.6	85	60.1	92	41.1	79	30.19	33	0
1984	50.7	82	60.4	84	41	82	19.55	125	0
1983	52.3	46	62.1	42	42.4	50	29.20	43	0
1982	50.1	99	60	94	40.2	101	24.19	97	0
1981	51.3	73	61.4	58	41.2	76	39.31	3	0
1980	51.1	77	60.9	74	41.4	73	29.95	37	0
1979	49.4	118	59.5	108	39.3	122	22.65	107	0
1978	48.7	128	59.4	112	38	132	29.97	36	0
1977	51.5	67	62	46	41	82	31.32	26	0
1976	51.4	69	63.1	17	39.6	114	27.09	68	0
1975	49.7	113	59.4	112	40.1	103	32.42	21	0
1974	48.9	127	58.8	125	38.9	130	29.77	39	0
1973	52.8	33	62.4	34	43.3	29	25.50	81	0
1972	49	126	58.8	125	39.2	125	27.45	63	0
1971	49.7	113	60.2	88	39.3	122	20.78	121	0
1970	49.9	105	59.6	104	40.1	103	35.44	14	0
1969	49.9	105	60.3	85	39.5	119	26.12	73	0
1968	50.6	85	61.1	68	40.1	103	26.42	71	0
1967	49.9	105	60.2	88	39.6	114	29.59	42	0
1966	50.4	93	61.4	58	39.4	120	23.48	104	0
1965	49.5	116	59.3	114	39.7	111	30.67	32	0
1964	51.9	52	62.2	38	41.5	71	27.92	60	0
1963	49.5	116	60	94	39.1	129	25.31	84	0
1962	50.6	85	60.7	80	40.6	94	19.22	127	0
1961	51.3	73	61.1	68	41.5	71	24.92	90	0
1960	50.3	95	60.1	92	40.6	94	23.79	102	0
1959	51.8	56	61.8	52	41.8	67	27.14	66	0
1958	49.9	105	60.2	88	39.7	111	23.30	105	0
1957	50.6	85	60.2	88	41	82	31.85	23	0
1956	49.7	113	59.5	108	39.9	108	23.92	99	0
1955	53.3	22	63.7	9	42.9	39	20.22	123	0
1954	51.6	62	61.4	58	41.7	68	28.83	50	0
1953	52.5	37	62.8	25	42.3	56	20.14	124	0
1952	51.7	59	61.7	54	41.6	69	24.98	89	0
1951	50.5	92	59.9	99	41	82	28.62	51	0
1950	49.4	118	59.3	114	39.6	114	29.64	41	0
1949	52.9	31	63.1	17	42.7	46	22.34	110	0
1948	50.1	99	60.8	77	39.4	120	25.80	75	1
1947	50.1	99	60	94	40.3	100	28.16	57	2
1946	51.8	56	63.2	15	40.4	98	17.67	130	0
1945	50.2	98	60.3	85	40	106	27.34	64	0
1944	51.4	69	61.4	58	41.3	75	20.69	122	0
1943	49.2	123	59.5	108	38.9	130	22.56	108	0
1942	51	78	60.9	74	41.1	79	30.92	29	0
1941	51.6	62	62.3	36	40.9	90	25.43	82	0
1940	50.6	85	58.8	125	42.4	50	23.83	100	0
1939	53.8	13	63	22	44.6	12	28.50	54	0
1938	53.7	15	62.3	36	45.1	8	30.68	31	0
1937	52.9	31	61.7	54	44.2	19	24.64	94	0
1936	51.8	56	61.1	68	42.5	49	24.23	96	0
1935	51.4	69	59.8	101	43	34	27.84	61	0
1934	52.4	41	62	46	42.9	39	18.12	129	0
1933	54.2	10	63.1	17	45.3	7	25.68	78	0
1932	53.2	23	62.1	42	44.4	14	24.75	93	0
1931	54.6	6	63.6	11	45.7	4	20.98	117	0
1930	53.2	23	62.5	31	43.9	21	17.05	131	0
1929	50.3	95	59.6	104	41	82	24.81	91	0
1928	50.8	81	59.5	108	42.1	61	28.48	55	0
1927	52	51	60.9	74	43.1	32	20.86	120	0
1926	49.9	105	58.9	123	41	82	26.57	69	0
1925	52.5	37	61.9	50	43	34	20.95	118	0
1924	48.6	129	57.1	129	40	106	25.24	86	0
1923	50.6	85	60	94	41.1	79	20.95	118	0
1922	53.5	18	62.7	29	44.3	16	30.87	30	0
1921	56.4	1	65.4	3	47.4	1	31.33	25	0
1920	49.9	105	59.3	114	40.5	96	22.51	109	0
1919	54	11	62.8	25	45.1	8	23.81	101	0
1918	50.1	99	59.8	101	40.5	96	21.03	116	0
1917	48.3	130	57.1	129	39.6	114	27.84	61	0
1916	51.4	69	60.5	81	42.3	56	29.14	45	0
1915	50.7	82	59.1	118	42.2	59	25.67	79	0
1914	51.6	62	60.8	77	42.4	50	25.26	85	0
1913	52.5	37	62.2	38	42.8	44	18.73	128	0
1912	47.9	131	56.5	131	39.2	125	28.36	56	0
1911	53.2	23	62.1	42	44.3	16	35.84	12	0
1910	52.4	41	62.1	42	42.8	44	19.54	126	0
1909	51	78	59.9	99	42.2	59	32.88	17	0
1908	51.9	52	61.3	63	42.4	50	25.76	76	0
1907	49.1	124	57.9	128	40.4	98	28.03	59	0
1906	52.1	50	61.3	63	42.9	39	21.26	115	0
1905	50.3	95	59.1	118	41.6	69	37.16	8	0
1904	47.8	132	56.5	131	39.2	125	25.12	87	0
1903	52.3	46	62.5	31	41.2	76	32.07	22	16
1902	51.2	76	61.2	65	41	82	30.95	28	15
1901	52.2	48	61.9	50	42.4	50	29.67	40	1
1900	52.8	33	62.6	30	43	34	28.51	53	2
1899	50.6	85	61.7	54	39.6	114	21.78	112	1
1898	53	29	63.8	7	42	64	24.77	92	6
1897	52.5	37	62.9	23	42	64	21.36	114	12
1896	53	29	62.2	38	42.9	39	23.07	106	20
1895									197
1894	55.1	4	66.1	2	43.5	25			21
1893									194
1892									154

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	56.4
1921	56.4
2024	55.3
1894	55.1
2010	54.8
1998	54.6
1931	54.6
2017	54.4
2016	54.4
1933	54.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1904	47.8
1912	47.9
1917	48.3
1924	48.6
1978	48.7
1974	48.9
1972	49
2003	49.1
1907	49.1
1943	49.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	45.00
2019	40.13
1981	39.31
2008	38.92
1993	38.79
1994	37.99
2018	37.69
1905	37.16
2016	37.03
2011	36.87

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	17.05
1946	17.67
1934	18.12
1913	18.73
1962	19.22
1910	19.54
1984	19.55
1953	20.14
1955	20.22
1944	20.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 14 July 2026
Coldest night: -19°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.55 in; 10 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	20.2°F 30th coldest of 129	3.76 in 13th wettest of 131
February	27.8°F 35th warmest of 131	1.18 in 48th driest of 131
March	40°F 16th warmest of 132	4.73 in 11th wettest of 130
April	51.7°F 9th warmest of 131	7.85 in 3rd wettest of 130
May	56.6°F 48th coldest of 132	1.85 in 24th driest of 132
June	68°F 66th coldest of 133	2.92 in 61st driest of 132
July	74.9°F 18th warmest of 133	1.81 in 29th driest of 132
August	71.2°F 45th warmest of 133	4.92 in 20th wettest of 132
September	64.2°F 41st warmest of 134	3.00 in 65th driest of 132
October so far	58.2°F 35th warmest of 132	1.38 in 38th wettest of 132

Hot days and freezes

Grand Rapids, MI has had 9 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 74th most of 132 (with 2010, 1998 and 1945).
Grand Rapids, MI has had 83 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 114th most of 132 (with 1939, 1933 and 1897).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI came on Tuesday 12 May 2026, the latest since 2020, tied 23rd latest of 132 (with 1981, 1976, 1967 and 1 other year).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
15 July	Warmest day	96°F	95°F 2013, 2006, 1995, 1898	Provisional
9 March	Warmest day	71°F	68°F 2000	Provisional
18 February	Warmest day	60°F	59°F 2017	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	60°F	57°F 1939	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 33.40 in of precipitation in Grand Rapids, MI, the wettest 1 January to 10 October since 2019, 16th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Grand Rapids, MI: 98°F on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Grand Rapids, MI: a low of -19°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Grand Rapids, MI: 2.55 in on Monday 10 August 2026.