Traverse City's proximity to Lake Michigan moderates temperature extremes while providing average annual snowfall of 125" to 145".

What is winter like in Traverse City?

In Traverse City, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 16°F to 80°F and is rarely below 2°F or above 89°F.

What city in Michigan gets the least snow?

In the Saginaw Valley and eastern Michigan, the Saginaw/Bay City area is slimmest on snowfall. The Saginaw/Bay City area has recorded just 1.9 inches of snow, which is almost seven inches below normal to date.