Houghton Lake, MI: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 48°F in Houghton Lake, MI (1 day missing), the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, tied 32nd warmest of 109 (with 2025 and 1990).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 48°F; Warmest since 2025; 32nd warmest of 109
Precipitation: 31.30 in; Wettest since 1986; 2nd wettest of 110

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Houghton Lake, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.6°F, between 44.8°F and 49.4°F in eight years of ten and 23.18 in of precipitation, between 20.25 in and 27.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Houghton Lake, MI since 1913: 48°F in 2026; the highest is 51.2°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 44.8 to 49.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Houghton Lake, MI from 1913 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	48	32	58.9	49	37.1	24	31.30	2	1
2025	48	32	59.3	37	36.7	33	22.65	55	0
2024	50.8	3	61.6	7	40	1	23.14	47	0
2023	49	16	59.8	27	38.3	12	21.48	71	1
2022	46.6	63	57.6	72	35.6	56	23.14	47	0
2021	49.4	9	60	22	38.7	6	24.79	28	0
2020	48.5	20	59.1	43	37.9	15	22.48	57	0
2019	45.6	85	56.3	95	34.8	67	28.87	7	1
2018	48.4	21	59.1	43	37.8	16	24.51	33	0
2017	49.4	9	59.7	29	39.1	4	27.01	17	0
2016	49.3	11	59.8	27	38.7	6	27.70	11	0
2015	45.4	90	56.8	86	34	83	20.32	83	0
2014	43.5	108	54.4	109	32.5	104	24.74	30	0
2013	47.3	49	58.2	60	36.3	38	23.28	46	0
2012	51.2	1	62.6	2	39.7	2	26.66	18	0
2011	47	53	58.1	64	35.9	52	23.97	39	0
2010	49.8	5	60.3	17	39.3	3	21.64	69	0
2009	44.8	99	56	100	33.5	90	25.06	27	0
2008	46.3	72	57.2	76	35.5	58	27.48	13	0
2007	47.9	35	59.2	39	36.5	34	20.52	80	0
2006	48.6	18	59.4	35	37.8	16	26.55	19	0
2005	47.7	38	59.1	43	36.3	38	19.61	91	0
2004	45.9	81	57.1	79	34.6	71	22.43	58	0
2003	44.6	102	56.7	89	32.5	104	17.38	102	1
2002	48.1	29	59.3	37	36.9	28	17.77	100	0
2001	47.6	42	58.4	56	36.8	30	21.25	75	0
2000	47.7	38	58.6	53	36.8	30	22.80	52	0
1999	47.5	45	59	47	36	50	24.20	35	0
1998	49.8	5	61.2	12	38.4	10	20.59	79	0
1997	45	95	55.7	102	34.4	77	23.03	50	0
1996	44.8	99	55.4	103	34.3	80	25.34	24	0
1995	49.1	15	59.9	25	38.3	12	23.08	49	0
1994	46	79	57.5	73	34.4	77	23.88	41	0
1993	46.4	66	56.5	92	36.2	42	22.96	51	0
1992	46	79	56.3	95	35.7	54	21.11	76	0
1991	49.3	11	59.5	33	39.1	4	28.55	9	0
1990	48	32	58.5	54	37.4	20	24.79	28	0
1989	46.1	78	57.1	79	35.2	63	16.09	107	0
1988	47.5	45	59.2	39	35.8	53	20.27	84	0
1987	49.8	5	60.9	14	38.6	8	19.35	93	0
1986	47.2	50	57.1	79	37.3	22	32.21	1	0
1985	46.5	65	56.8	86	36.1	46	27.05	15	0
1984	46.4	66	56.8	86	36	50	22.23	63	0
1983	48.3	24	58.4	56	38.2	14	25.21	26	0
1982	44.8	99	55.2	104	34.4	77	23.99	38	0
1981	46.8	59	57.2	76	36.4	36	25.37	23	0
1980	45.5	87	56.3	95	34.8	67	20.62	78	0
1979	44.4	103	55.1	105	33.7	86	20.06	88	0
1978	44.4	103	55.9	101	32.9	99	22.62	56	0
1977	46.8	59	57.5	73	36.1	46	21.97	66	0
1976	46.6	63	58	67	35.3	61	21.34	72	0
1975	46.4	66	56.5	92	36.2	42	27.57	12	0
1974	44.9	97	55.1	105	34.7	70	27.36	14	0
1973	48.3	24	58	67	38.6	8	21.29	74	0
1972	44.2	107	55	107	33.4	91	19.42	92	0
1971	45.3	92	56.4	94	34.2	82	19.33	95	0
1970	45.4	90	56.1	99	34.6	71	24.72	31	0
1969	45.7	84	56.6	91	34.8	67	22.67	53	0
1968	46.3	72	57.1	79	35.5	58	22.31	61	0
1967	45	95	56.3	95	33.6	87	22.17	65	0
1966	45.6	85	56.7	89	34.6	71	14.31	109	0
1965	44.3	105	54.9	108	33.6	87	26.49	20	0
1964	48.2	27	59.2	39	37.2	23	19.80	90	0
1963	46.4	66	58.2	60	34.6	71	20.03	89	0
1962	47	53	57.7	70	36.4	36	21.57	70	1
1961	48.3	24	58.8	51	37.7	18	23.63	44	0
1960	46.9	57	57.7	70	36.3	38	24.04	36	1
1959	48.2	27	59.2	39	37.4	20	28.86	8	3
1958	47	53	58.3	59	35.7	54	12.55	110	5
1957	47.2	50	58.4	56	36.1	46	23.96	40	2
1956	45.5	87	57.2	76	33.8	85	24.01	37	3
1955	49.5	8	61.4	10	37.6	19	16.28	105	13
1954	47.5	45	58.2	60	37	26	23.88	41	8
1953	49.2	14	59.6	30	38.4	10	30.13	4	8
1952	48.1	29	59.6	30	36.8	30	21.73	68	9
1951	46.7	61	57.8	69	35.6	56	30.65	3	1
1950	45.2	94	57.1	79	33.3	93	22.28	62	1
1949	48.8	17	61.3	11	36.2	42	20.12	86	1
1948	46.2	75	59.5	33	32.9	99	19.35	93	1
1947	46.3	72	58.1	64	34.6	71	25.27	25	0
1946	47.7	38	60.8	15	34.6	71	16.37	104	0
1945	47	53	59	47	34.9	66	25.83	22	0
1944	48.6	18	60.3	17	36.9	28	20.36	82	0
1943	45.8	82	58.1	64	33.4	91	20.89	77	2
1942	48.1	29	59.9	25	36.2	42	21.89	67	0
1941	48.4	21	61.7	5	35	65	20.07	87	0
1940	45.5	87	57	85	34	83	26.15	21	0
1939	47.6	42	60.2	20	35.1	64	23.30	45	1
1938	48.4	21	60.6	16	36.1	46	22.40	60	0
1937	47.8	36	60	22	35.5	58	21.32	73	0
1936	46.4	66	60	22	32.7	101	18.43	98	0
1935	46.2	75	58.8	51	33.6	87	18.16	99	0
1934	46.7	61	60.3	17	33.1	96	17.54	101	0
1933	49.3	11	62.2	4	36.5	34	24.30	34	2
1932	47.8	36	60.2	20	35.3	61	27.83	10	0
1931	49.9	4	62.6	2	37.1	24	18.51	97	0
1930	47.6	42	61	13	34.3	80	17.34	103	0
1929	45.8	82	58.5	54	32.7	101	22.42	59	27
1928	46.2	75	59.4	35	33	97	28.90	6	3
1927	47.4	48	61.6	7	33	97	23.81	43	4
1926	44.9	97	58.2	60	31.7	106	22.20	64	2
1925	47.1	52	61.5	9	32.7	101	15.22	108	9
1924	43.4	109	57.1	79	29.7	108	20.27	84	3
1923	44.3	105	59.1	43	29.3	109	24.66	32	2
1922	47.7	38	61.7	5	33.3	93	28.98	5	4
1921	51	2	64.9	1	37	26	27.05	15	1
1920	45.3	92	58.9	49	30.5	107	22.66	54	9
1919	46.4	66	59.6	30	33.3	93	20.44	81	1
1918							16.17	106	31
1917									78
1916									261
1914									117
1913	46.9	57	57.5	73	36.3	38	18.92	96	6

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	51.2
1921	51
2024	50.8
1931	49.9
2010	49.8
1998	49.8
1987	49.8
1955	49.5
2021	49.4
2017	49.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1924	43.4
2014	43.5
1972	44.2
1965	44.3
1923	44.3
1979	44.4
1978	44.4
2003	44.6
2009	44.8
1996	44.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	32.21
2026	31.30
1951	30.65
1953	30.13
1922	28.98
1928	28.90
2019	28.87
1959	28.86
1991	28.55
1932	27.83

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1958	12.55
1966	14.31
1925	15.22
1989	16.09
1918	16.17
1955	16.28
1946	16.37
1930	17.34
2003	17.38
1934	17.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 14 July 2026
Coldest night: -20°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.97 in; 12 April 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	16.1°F 33rd coldest of 109	2.32 in 16th wettest of 112
February	22.1°F 35th warmest of 110	1.36 in 49th wettest of 111
March	32.6°F 22nd warmest of 111	3.35 in 12th wettest of 111
April	45.9°F 18th warmest of 109	8.08 in Wettest of 112
May	52.3°F 31st coldest of 109	2.34 in 42nd driest of 111
June	64.2°F 50th warmest of 111	3.66 in 33rd wettest of 110
July	69.8°F 20th warmest of 111	3.32 in 34th wettest of 111
August	66.1°F 50th warmest of 111	3.42 in 36th wettest of 111
September	59.6°F 36th warmest of 111	2.60 in 52nd driest of 112
October so far	52.2°F 41st warmest of 105	0.85 in 40th wettest of 110

Hot days and freezes

Houghton Lake, MI has had 2 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2025, tied 65th most of 109 (with 2024, 2021, 2015 and 11 other years).
Houghton Lake, MI has had 106 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2025, tied 86th most of 109 (with 2019, 2010, 1981 and 2 other years).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Houghton Lake, MI came on Saturday 26 September 2026, the earliest since 2025, tied 80th earliest of 110 (with 2006, 1980 and 1940).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Houghton Lake, MI came on Tuesday 12 May 2026, the latest since 2023, tied 87th latest of 109 (with 1990).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
9 March	Warmest day	65°F	58°F 2016, 2000	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	51°F	46°F 1937	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 31.30 in of precipitation in Houghton Lake, MI, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 1986, 2nd wettest of 110.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Houghton Lake, MI: 96°F on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Houghton Lake, MI: a low of -20°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Houghton Lake, MI: 2.97 in on Sunday 12 April 2026.