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When Do Pipes Freeze in Michigan? Freeze Dates for Every Town

Typical first frost, freeze nights and sub-zero nights for every Michigan town we cover, from ten years of Daymet climate data.

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Pipes do not freeze on a calendar date. They freeze on the first night the air in an unheated crawlspace, garage or exterior wall stays below about 20°F for a few hours, and in Michigan that night arrives at a different time in every town. The table below gives the typical first frost, the freeze nights and the sub-zero days for every Michigan town we cover, all 399 of them, from ten years of Daymet climate data.

Michigan at a glance

Oct 3
Earliest typical first frost: Caspian
Nov 7
Latest typical first frost: Harper Woods
191 nights
Most freeze nights a year: Iron River
110 nights
Fewest freeze nights a year: Wyandotte

What the numbers mean for your pipes

Freeze nights count every night the low drops below 32°F. Most of them hurt nothing. The ones that do are the first hard freeze of the season, when a hose is still connected and the crawlspace vents are still open, and the deep cold snap in January when a line along an exterior wall finally loses its margin. Sub-zero days are the second number to watch: below 0°F even an insulated line in an unheated space can freeze. The first frost date is the median of ten years, so about half the years frost earlier and half later.

When a freeze does find a pipe, call to get help from Michigan expert plumbers in 2 minutes. Before it does, how to prevent frozen pipes and the pipe freeze risk checker cover the prep.

Every Michigan town we cover

TownFreeze nights/yrSub-zero days/yrTypical first frostDays over 90°FJuly high
Addison1386Oct 18683°F
Adrian1335Oct 211184°F
Alanson15710Oct 18179°F
Albion1315Oct 18583°F
Algonac1193Nov 1783°F
Allen Park1123Nov 21084°F
Alma1457Oct 18583°F
Almont1356Oct 18582°F
Alpena1478Oct 26179°F
Ann Arbor1346Oct 18884°F
Armada1294Oct 25683°F
Ashley1377Oct 18683°F
Athens1264Oct 25683°F
Au Gres1479Oct 20381°F
Auburn1397Oct 18683°F
Auburn Hills1325Oct 20482°F
Augusta1264Oct 21783°F
Bad Axe1386Oct 25280°F
Baldwin1526Oct 18381°F
Bancroft1377Oct 18683°F
Bangor1172Oct 27783°F
Baraga17618Oct 12279°F
Baroda1143Nov 1882°F
Barryton1578Oct 17482°F
Battle Creek1284Oct 21683°F
Bay City1388Oct 18683°F
Beaverton15310Oct 17582°F
Bellaire1526Oct 18481°F
Belleville1194Oct 251185°F
Bellevue1284Oct 18683°F
Benton Harbor1132Oct 30882°F
Benzonia1351Oct 27079°F
Berkley1213Oct 25883°F
Berrien Springs1173Oct 29783°F
Bessemer18431Oct 8178°F
Beverly Hills1254Oct 25783°F
Big Rapids1557Oct 17382°F
Bingham Farms1254Oct 25683°F
Birch Run1367Oct 18683°F
Birmingham1264Oct 25683°F
Blissfield1245Oct 241285°F
Bloomfield Hills1274Oct 25683°F
Bloomingdale1182Oct 26783°F
Boyne City1508Oct 18380°F
Breckenridge1427Oct 18683°F
Bridgman1143Nov 2882°F
Brighton1387Oct 17583°F
Britton1285Oct 241185°F
Bronson1265Oct 22583°F
Brooklyn1375Oct 18683°F
Brown City1397Oct 20482°F
Buchanan1183Oct 27783°F
Buckley1556Oct 21180°F
Burr Oak1255Oct 22683°F
Burton1367Oct 18683°F
Byron1377Oct 18583°F
Cadillac16810Oct 14280°F
Calumet17115Oct 15076°F
Camden1355Oct 21583°F
Capac1336Oct 20582°F
Carleton1164Oct 271084°F
Caro1418Oct 20582°F
Carsonville1355Oct 27280°F
Caseville1387Oct 21280°F
Caspian19031Oct 3179°F
Cass City1418Oct 18281°F
Cassopolis1244Oct 26683°F
Cement City1376Oct 18683°F
Center Line1163Nov 1984°F
Central Lake1465Oct 25280°F
Centreville1244Oct 25683°F
Charlevoix1445Oct 28178°F
Charlotte1325Oct 18683°F
Cheboygan15913Oct 18179°F
Chelsea1346Oct 18683°F
Chesaning1367Oct 18683°F
Clare1549Oct 17582°F
Clawson1223Oct 25783°F
Climax1274Oct 21783°F
Clinton1356Oct 18984°F
Clio1377Oct 18683°F
Coldwater1295Oct 25583°F
Coleman1529Oct 17582°F
Coloma1172Oct 27782°F
Colon1254Oct 26683°F
Columbiaville1388Oct 18582°F
Concord1335Oct 18583°F
Constantine1234Oct 22783°F
Corunna1367Oct 21783°F
Croswell1345Oct 25280°F
Crystal Falls18829Oct 3179°F
Dansville1356Oct 18582°F
Davison1367Oct 18683°F
Dearborn1133Nov 21184°F
Dearborn Heights1163Oct 311184°F
Decatur1213Oct 27783°F
Deckerville1385Oct 24280°F
Deerfield1225Oct 241285°F
Detroit1133Nov 2984°F
DeWitt1346Oct 18783°F
Dexter1346Oct 18683°F
Dimondale1315Oct 18683°F
Dowagiac1214Oct 27683°F
Dryden1376Oct 18582°F
Dundee1214Oct 241185°F
Durand1367Oct 18683°F
East Jordan1486Oct 21380°F
East Lansing1346Oct 18683°F
East Tawas1519Oct 20280°F
Eastlake1372Oct 26180°F
Eastpointe1143Nov 5984°F
Eaton Rapids1305Oct 18683°F
Eau Claire1203Oct 27682°F
Ecorse1103Nov 21084°F
Edwardsburg1234Oct 26683°F
Elk Rapids1455Oct 26581°F
Elkton1376Oct 25281°F
Elsie1366Oct 21783°F
Escanaba16416Oct 14078°F
Essexville1388Oct 20683°F
Estral Beach1113Oct 30884°F
Evart1609Oct 16482°F
Fairgrove1398Oct 20582°F
Farmington1274Oct 25783°F
Farmington Hills1294Oct 25783°F
Farwell1569Oct 17482°F
Fenton1387Oct 18582°F
Ferndale1173Oct 27984°F
Fife Lake1629Oct 17280°F
Flat Rock1143Oct 30984°F
Flint1367Oct 18683°F
Flushing1367Oct 18683°F
Fowler1355Oct 18683°F
Fowlerville1356Oct 18683°F
Frankenmuth1378Oct 18683°F
Frankfort1321Oct 27179°F
Franklin1264Oct 25683°F
Fraser1173Oct 29984°F
Galesburg1234Oct 24783°F
Galien1153Nov 1883°F
Garden City1183Oct 251184°F
Gaylord16812Oct 15178°F
Gibraltar1123Nov 2984°F
Gladstone16416Oct 14078°F
Gladwin15510Oct 17582°F
Gobles1213Oct 25783°F
Goodrich1377Oct 18582°F
Grand Blanc1387Oct 18582°F
Grand Ledge1346Oct 18683°F
Grass Lake1366Oct 18683°F
Grayling16912Oct 12380°F
Grosse Pointe1112Nov 5984°F
Grosse Pointe Farms1122Nov 5884°F
Grosse Pointe Park1102Nov 7984°F
Grosse Pointe Woods1132Nov 5984°F
Hamtramck1122Nov 5984°F
Hancock17114Oct 13077°F
Hanover1376Oct 18582°F
Harbor Beach1304Oct 30279°F
Harbor Springs1519Oct 20178°F
Harper Woods1132Nov 7984°F
Harrison16110Oct 16381°F
Harrisville1508Oct 21178°F
Hart1343Oct 25181°F
Hartford1182Oct 27783°F
Hazel Park1163Nov 1984°F
Hesperia1383Oct 21282°F
Highland Park1143Nov 2984°F
Hillman15910Oct 18280°F
Hillsdale1386Oct 18582°F
Holly1387Oct 18482°F
Homer1325Oct 18683°F
Houghton17114Oct 13077°F
Howell1387Oct 17582°F
Hudson1355Oct 21783°F
Huntington Woods1193Oct 25984°F
Imlay City1356Oct 18582°F
Inkster1163Oct 271184°F
Iron Mountain18426Oct 8280°F
Iron River19132Oct 3179°F
Ironwood18431Oct 8177°F
Ishpeming19025Oct 3178°F
Ithaca1437Oct 18583°F
Jackson1335Oct 18683°F
Jonesville1376Oct 18582°F
Kalamazoo1223Oct 25883°F
Kaleva1413Oct 26280°F
Kalkaska1649Oct 17380°F
Keego Harbor1325Oct 20583°F
Kinde1386Oct 29279°F
Kingsford18226Oct 9280°F
Kingsley1576Oct 18280°F
L'Anse17720Oct 11179°F
Laingsburg1356Oct 24683°F
Lake City17011Oct 14280°F
Lake Isabella1548Oct 17583°F
Lake Linden16511Oct 17177°F
Lake Orion1346Oct 18582°F
Lansing1335Oct 18683°F
Lapeer1367Oct 18582°F
Lathrup Village1233Oct 25883°F
Laurium17215Oct 15076°F
Lawrence1202Oct 27783°F
Lawton1213Oct 27783°F
Lennon1378Oct 18683°F
Leslie1315Oct 18583°F
Lexington1294Oct 27380°F
Lincoln Park1113Nov 21084°F
Linden1387Oct 18582°F
Litchfield1346Oct 19582°F
Livonia1244Oct 25984°F
Ludington1343Oct 25080°F
Luna Pier1104Oct 301285°F
Mackinac Island16816Oct 14078°F
Mackinaw City16113Oct 18078°F
Madison Heights1173Oct 27984°F
Mancelona1628Oct 16279°F
Manchester1355Oct 18784°F
Manistee1352Oct 26080°F
Manistique16315Oct 16077°F
Manton1659Oct 16280°F
Maple Rapids1366Oct 18683°F
Marcellus1254Oct 26683°F
Marine City1203Nov 1683°F
Marion16310Oct 14381°F
Marlette1428Oct 18481°F
Marquette16213Oct 18177°F
Marshall1294Oct 18683°F
Marysville1234Oct 29582°F
Mason1326Oct 18683°F
Mattawan1223Oct 25783°F
Maybee1174Oct 251084°F
Mayville1439Oct 17582°F
McBain16811Oct 14381°F
Mecosta1567Oct 17482°F
Melvindale1113Nov 21084°F
Memphis1284Oct 25582°F
Mendon1244Oct 26783°F
Menominee15617Oct 20180°F
Merrill1387Oct 18683°F
Mesick1536Oct 18280°F
Metamora1397Oct 18582°F
Midland1407Oct 18583°F
Milan1255Oct 241185°F
Milford1376Oct 18583°F
Millington1398Oct 18683°F
Monroe1134Oct 291084°F
Montrose1377Oct 18683°F
Morenci1315Oct 211184°F
Morley1526Oct 17482°F
Morrice1376Oct 18683°F
Mount Clemens1193Oct 29984°F
Mount Morris1388Oct 18683°F
Mount Pleasant1518Oct 17683°F
Mulliken1355Oct 18783°F
Munising16613Oct 15076°F
Negaunee18723Oct 7177°F
New Baltimore1203Oct 30883°F
New Buffalo1113Nov 1883°F
New Era1373Oct 22181°F
New Haven1213Oct 29883°F
New Lothrop1367Oct 18683°F
Newberry17917Oct 12077°F
Niles1184Oct 27783°F
North Adams1406Oct 18582°F
North Branch1408Oct 18582°F
Northport1353Nov 4177°F
Northville1335Oct 18683°F
Norway17623Oct 10180°F
Novi1345Oct 20683°F
Oak Park1193Oct 25984°F
Olivet1295Oct 18683°F
Onaway16513Oct 18179°F
Onekama1352Oct 26280°F
Onsted1386Oct 18783°F
Ontonagon17214Oct 12279°F
Orchard Lake Village1334Oct 20583°F
Ortonville1387Oct 18482°F
Otisville1388Oct 18583°F
Ovid1356Oct 24783°F
Owosso1346Oct 25783°F
Oxford1387Oct 18482°F
Parchment1223Oct 24883°F
Parma1325Oct 18583°F
Paw Paw1203Oct 27783°F
Peck1386Oct 22381°F
Pellston15911Oct 18178°F
Pentwater1333Oct 25180°F
Perry1376Oct 18683°F
Petersburg1205Oct 251285°F
Petoskey1529Oct 18178°F
Pigeon1387Oct 22281°F
Pinckney1356Oct 18583°F
Pinconning1448Oct 18482°F
Pleasant Ridge1183Oct 25984°F
Plymouth1274Oct 25984°F
Pontiac1315Oct 20582°F
Port Austin1355Oct 29279°F
Port Huron1224Oct 30481°F
Port Sanilac1294Oct 28280°F
Portage1234Oct 25883°F
Potterville1325Oct 18683°F
Quincy1335Oct 19582°F
Reading1396Oct 18482°F
Reed City1598Oct 16381°F
Reese1388Oct 18683°F
Richland1254Oct 21783°F
Richmond1274Oct 25683°F
River Rouge1103Nov 21084°F
Riverview1113Nov 2984°F
Rochester1274Oct 25683°F
Rochester Hills1274Oct 25683°F
Rockwood1133Oct 30984°F
Rogers City15310Oct 21179°F
Romeo1295Oct 25683°F
Romulus1163Oct 271184°F
Roscommon16913Oct 10381°F
Rose City17214Oct 10481°F
Roseville1163Nov 1984°F
Rothbury1333Oct 24181°F
Royal Oak1203Oct 25884°F
Saginaw1377Oct 18683°F
Saline1326Oct 21984°F
Sandusky1376Oct 22281°F
Sanford1438Oct 18582°F
Sault Ste. Marie17022Oct 8177°F
Schoolcraft1234Oct 25783°F
Scottville1352Oct 25180°F
Sebewaing1377Oct 20381°F
Shelby1383Oct 19180°F
Shepherd1498Oct 17683°F
Shoreham1133Nov 1882°F
South Haven1142Oct 28683°F
South Lyon1366Oct 18583°F
South Range17516Oct 13077°F
South Rockwood1133Oct 30984°F
Southfield1233Oct 25883°F
Southgate1113Nov 21084°F
Springfield1274Oct 21783°F
Springport1325Oct 18583°F
St. Charles1367Oct 18683°F
St. Clair1213Oct 30682°F
St. Clair Shores1153Nov 51084°F
St. Ignace16615Oct 17077°F
St. Johns1376Oct 18683°F
St. Joseph1122Nov 1882°F
St. Louis1458Oct 18683°F
Standish14810Oct 18482°F
Stephenson16118Oct 17080°F
Sterling15510Oct 17482°F
Sterling Heights1203Oct 27883°F
Stevensville1153Nov 1882°F
Stockbridge1346Oct 18583°F
Sturgis1254Oct 22683°F
Sunfield1355Oct 18683°F
Suttons Bay1373Nov 2178°F
Swartz Creek1377Oct 18683°F
Sylvan Lake1325Oct 20583°F
Tawas City1519Oct 20280°F
Taylor1133Nov 21084°F
Tecumseh1335Oct 211084°F
Tekonsha1295Oct 21683°F
Thompsonville1413Oct 26180°F
Three Oaks1133Nov 1783°F
Three Rivers1234Oct 25783°F
Traverse City1404Oct 29581°F
Trenton1123Nov 2984°F
Troy1234Oct 25783°F
Ubly1396Oct 22280°F
Union City1275Oct 21683°F
Unionville1388Oct 20482°F
Utica1213Oct 25783°F
Vanderbilt16611Oct 16179°F
Vassar1388Oct 18683°F
Vermontville1324Oct 18683°F
Vernon1367Oct 18683°F
Vicksburg1234Oct 26783°F
Village of Clarkston1376Oct 18482°F
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores1132Nov 5984°F
Wakefield18531Oct 8178°F
Waldron1345Oct 21884°F
Walled Lake1345Oct 18583°F
Warren1163Nov 1984°F
Watervliet1172Oct 27782°F
Wayne1183Oct 251184°F
Webberville1356Oct 18583°F
West Branch16713Oct 13481°F
Westland1193Oct 251184°F
Westphalia1355Oct 18683°F
White Pigeon1234Oct 22683°F
Whittemore16012Oct 16381°F
Williamston1356Oct 18583°F
Wixom1356Oct 18583°F
Wolverine Lake1345Oct 18583°F
Woodhaven1133Oct 30984°F
Wyandotte1103Nov 21084°F
Yale1356Oct 20481°F
Ypsilanti1285Oct 211084°F
Zilwaukee1377Oct 18683°F

Climate data: Daymet, NASA/ORNL, 2015–2024. Typical values over ten years, not a forecast.

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