Holiday weather history: Lansing, MI
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Lansing 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 54°F, low 39°F; rain or snow in 58% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 35%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Lansing (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 71°F (2003). Coldest high: 40°F (2017); coldest low 22°F (2002). Wettest: 1.46 in (2013); snowiest: 0.8 in (2019). The median Halloween high was 60°F in 1995–2009 and 52°F in 2010–2025 (-9°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 | 52°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 69°F | 49°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 41°F | 29°F | 0.03 in | 0.2 in |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 59°F | 50°F | 0.29 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 56°F | 42°F | 0.02 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 52°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 44°F | 33°F | 1.02 in | 0.8 in |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 56°F | 46°F | 0.26 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 40°F | 32°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 54°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Lansing (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 61°F (2012). Coldest high: 27°F (2013); coldest low 11°F (2000). Wettest: 0.42 in (2010); snowiest: 1.9 in (2007). The median Thanksgiving high was 38°F in 1995–2009 and 44°F in 2010–2025 (+6°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 | 32°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 34°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 48°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 54°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 49°F | 30°F | 0.24 in | 0.1 in |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 45°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 35°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 29°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 42°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 44°F | 38°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Lansing (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 57°F (2019). Coldest high: 12°F (2004); coldest low -17°F (2000). Wettest: 0.30 in (2009); snowiest: 3.4 in (2017). The median Christmas Day high was 29°F in 1995–2009 and 36°F in 2010–2025 (+7°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 | 37°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 35°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 54°F | 46°F | 0.03 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 18°F | 13°F | 0.01 in | 0.4 in |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 52°F | 29°F | 0.12 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 24°F | 18°F | 0.03 in | 0.7 in |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 57°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 32°F | 21°F | 0.02 in | 0.1 in |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 21°F | 6°F | 0.14 in | 3.4 in |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 36°F | 33°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Lansing (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 57°F (2004). Coldest high: 13°F (2017); coldest low -3°F (2017). Wettest: 0.89 in (2010); snowiest: 3.3 in (2008). The median New Year's Eve high was 35°F in 1995–2009 and 35°F in 2010–2025 (+0°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 | 27°F | 12°F | 0.04 in | 1.5 in |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 35°F | 29°F | 0.28 in | 1.0 in |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 36°F | 31°F | 0.03 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 41°F | 31°F | 0.03 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 42°F | 34°F | 0.02 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 31°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 31°F | 27°F | 0.18 in | 2.5 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 39°F | 28°F | 0.78 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 13°F | -3°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 43°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014836 (42.776, -84.600). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.