Gerald R Ford International Airport

KGRR · Michigan, United States

Climate Gerald R Ford International Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Gerald R Ford International Airport (KGRR) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 36.5 13 21 52 48 42
February 58.4 71 54 60 59 70
March 68.2 61 61 60 85 61
April 76.1 81 77 69 87 73
May 80.9 86 81 84 81
June 83.9 74 93 82 94
July 87.3 81 89 84 90
August 87.2 80 79 91 93
September 79.9 71 77 90 81
October 70.8 71 82 56 79
November 66.3 72 63 78 70
December 45.0 36 31 62 49
Average 70.6 57.6 67.1 72.3 77.1 75.4

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 66.7 51 61 77 73 75
February 80.9 92 85 83 80 87
March 86.1 82 84 80 98 88
April 90.5 92 91 89 98 87
May 92.4 99 91 96 92
June 93.0 83 97 92 97
July 96.1 91 98 96 96
August 95.1 89 93 97 99
September 93.0 92 94 99 94
October 87.3 90 95 79 90
November 86.3 89 78 87 91
December 78.8 67 78 88 91
Average 87.3 79.5 85.9 88.6 91.1 91.1

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.1 -1 2 -3 0 2
February 2.4 7 3 1 -2 1
March 7.5 10 6 8 11 8
April 13.7 16 15 12 15 12
May 21.0 22 22 21 19
June 26.5 27 27 27 27
July 28.3 27 28 27 30
August 27.2 26 27 29 28
September 23.5 23 23 24 22
October 15.8 16 16 18 14
November 7.7 9 9 8 12
December 3.5 6 3 5 3
Average 13.9 8.0 15.3 14.7 15.3 14.9

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -6.5 -4 -2 -10 -4 -3
February -6.6 -3 -4 -8 -10 -5
March -2.4 1 -2 -2 0 0
April 3.6 6 4 3 4 3
May 9.8 8 12 8 9
June 15.2 14 15 17 15
July 18.0 17 18 18 19
August 16.8 16 17 18 17
September 13.4 13 13 13 12
October 7.1 8 5 11 5
November 0.4 0 1 0 3
December -3.6 1 -2 -2 -2
Average 5.0 -1.8 6.3 5.5 6.1 5.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 38.3 52 42 39 27 32
February 25.7 8 19 31 33 26
March 17.8 26 26 27 3 11
April 15.1 16 16 22 7 14
May 9.1 7 11 6 10
June 5.2 6 3 10 2
July 3.0 5 4 4 1
August 4.6 7 7 0 2
September 5.7 7 5 5 7
October 14.7 22 11 16 8
November 19.1 15 31 16 10
December 21.3 23 25 18 16
Average 15.0 25.1 15.1 16.5 10.7 10.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 9.3 10 9 10 8 9
February 10.4 9 12 11 9 11
March 10.6 11 10 11 12 10
April 10.6 11 10 11 10 10
May 9.1 8 9 9 10
June 8.6 8 9 8 8
July 7.6 7 8 8 7
August 7.3 8 7 6 7
September 7.8 7 7 9 9
October 9.1 8 9 8 10
November 9.7 9 10 10 11
December 9.5 8 10 10 10
Average 9.2 10.3 8.6 9.4 8.8 9.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 235° 245° 242° 269° 236°
February 250° 249° 237° 256° 275°
March 256° 272° 265° 240° 231°
April 253° 243° 227° 258° 269°
May 059° 166° 255° 316°
June 359° 256° 237° 232°
July 259° 257° 267° 255°
August 283° 240° 218° 273°
September 158° 273° 251° 234°
October 245° 234° 210° 238°
November 238° 225° 239° 240°
December 268° 175° 226° 256°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.