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Holiday weather history: Traverse City, MI
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Traverse City 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 68% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 29%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Traverse City (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 68°F (2024). Coldest high: 36°F (1996); coldest low 26°F (2020). Wettest: 0.86 in (2013); snowiest: 0.1 in (1995). The median Halloween high was 61°F in 1995–2009 and 52°F in 2010–2025 (-10°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 | 48°F | 42°F | 0.11 in | – |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 68°F | 46°F | 0.47 in | – |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 42°F | 31°F | 0.02 in | – |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 64°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 54°F | 36°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 54°F | 26°F | 0.02 in | – |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 40°F | 34°F | 0.30 in | – |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 56°F | 42°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 44°F | 34°F | 0.18 in | – |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 53°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | – |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Traverse City (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 65°F (2012). Coldest high: 25°F (2013); coldest low 12°F (2005). Wettest: 0.94 in (2015); snowiest: 4.5 in (2005). The median Thanksgiving high was 38°F in 1995–2009 and 42°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 | 30°F | 0.02 in | – |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 35°F | 29°F | 0.01 in | – |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 41°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 52°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 45°F | 28°F | 0.02 in | – |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 46°F | 40°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 36°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 28°F | 15°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 42°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 43°F | 34°F | 0.03 in | – |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Traverse City (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 58°F (2023). Coldest high: 13°F (2004); coldest low -6°F (2004). Wettest: 0.12 in (2009); snowiest: 7.4 in (1995). The median Christmas Day high was 32°F in 1995–2009 and 35°F in 2010–2025 (+3°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 | 35°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 35°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 58°F | 47°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 21°F | 16°F | 0.01 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 44°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 26°F | 18°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 48°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 34°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 21°F | 4°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 36°F | 31°F | 0.08 in | – |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Traverse City (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 52°F (2004). Coldest high: 11°F (2013); coldest low -1°F (2017). Wettest: 0.60 in (2018); snowiest: 1.0 in (2008). The median New Year's Eve high was 34°F in 1995–2009 and 33°F in 2010–2025 (-1°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 | 15°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 38°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 35°F | 30°F | 0.03 in | – |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 37°F | 33°F | – | – |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 34°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 30°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 33°F | 27°F | 0.03 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 35°F | 28°F | 0.60 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 12°F | -1°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 33°F | 26°F | 0.05 in | – |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014850 (44.739, -85.568). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.