Holiday weather history: Alpena, MI
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Alpena weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 55°F, low 35°F; rain or snow in 58% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 35%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Alpena (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 71°F (2024). Coldest high: 34°F (1996); coldest low 17°F (2020). Wettest: 0.98 in (2019); snowiest: 3.4 in (2019). The median Halloween high was 57°F in 1995–2009 and 50°F in 2010–2025 (-8°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 50°F | 36°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 71°F | 51°F | 0.02 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 41°F | 22°F | 0.06 in | 1.0 in |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 64°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 58°F | 32°F | 0.07 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 48°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 40°F | 32°F | 0.98 in | 3.4 in |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 55°F | 36°F | 0.13 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 45°F | 34°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 53°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Alpena (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 62°F (2012). Coldest high: 23°F (2013); coldest low 4°F (2013). Wettest: 0.70 in (2014); snowiest: 11.0 in (2014). The median Thanksgiving high was 35°F in 1995–2009 and 40°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 33°F | 28°F | 0.18 in | 2.8 in |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 34°F | 28°F | 0.01 in | 0.1 in |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 40°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 53°F | 20°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 41°F | 25°F | 0.11 in | 0.5 in |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 44°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 34°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 25°F | 5°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 39°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 39°F | 36°F | 0.36 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Alpena (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 48°F (2023). Coldest high: 13°F (2004); coldest low -17°F (2013). Wettest: 0.63 in (2009); snowiest: 5.8 in (2003). The median Christmas Day high was 29°F in 1995–2009 and 33°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 33°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 33°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 48°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 23°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 41°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 23°F | 20°F | 0.00 in | 0.3 in |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 39°F | 34°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 32°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 20°F | 6°F | 0.08 in | 2.3 in |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 34°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Alpena (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 55°F (2004). Coldest high: 7°F (2017); coldest low -10°F (2017). Wettest: 0.70 in (2018); snowiest: 7.0 in (2018). The median New Year's Eve high was 31°F in 1995–2009 and 32°F in 2010–2025 (+2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 22°F | 11°F | 0.06 in | 2.1 in |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 37°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 32°F | 26°F | 0.08 in | 1.3 in |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 38°F | 34°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 35°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 31°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 35°F | 28°F | 0.04 in | 1.4 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 33°F | 19°F | 0.70 in | 7.0 in |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 7°F | -10°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 33°F | 23°F | 0.23 in | 2.8 in |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00094849 (45.072, -83.564). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.