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Best Time for Michigan Upper Peninsula: St. Ignace to Marquette

Last updated: 2026-09-23

Preferred months for this journey: June, July, August, September. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

Kayaks and cruise boats run beneath Pictured Rocks' painted cliffs, Superior warms to swimmable in shallow bays, and pasty shops fuel it all.
The Rocks' waterfalls freeze into climbable curtains and the UP measures snow in metres — a hardy, beautiful, entirely different trip.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	−8.8°C	−4.2°C	52 mm	8.8 h	❄
February	−9.5°C	−4.2°C	45 mm	10.0 h	❄
March	−5.7°C	0.5°C	50 mm	11.6 h	❄
April	−0.8°C	6.5°C	77 mm	13.3 h	❄
May	4.2°C	12.4°C	86 mm	14.8 h
June	9.1°C	17.4°C	92 mm	15.6 h
July	13.6°C	21.4°C	85 mm	15.3 h
August	14.8°C	21.7°C	76 mm	14.0 h
September	11.7°C	18.4°C	98 mm	12.3 h
October	5.6°C	11.1°C	111 mm	10.6 h
November	0.0°C	4.7°C	71 mm	9.1 h	❄
December	−5.3°C	−1.1°C	66 mm	8.4 h	❄