When Do Pipes Freeze in West Michigan? Freeze Dates for Every Town
Typical first frost, freeze nights and sub-zero nights for every West 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 West 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 West Michigan town we cover, all 64 of them, from ten years of Daymet climate data.
West Michigan at a glance
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 West Michigan expert plumbers in 2 minutes. Before it does, how to prevent frozen pipes and the pipe freeze risk checker cover the prep.
Every West Michigan town we cover
| Town | Freeze nights/yr | Sub-zero days/yr | Typical first frost | Days over 90°F | July high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan | 119 | 3 | Oct 26 | 7 | 83°F |
| Belding | 140 | 5 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Caledonia | 130 | 3 | Oct 21 | 6 | 83°F |
| Carson City | 141 | 6 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Cedar Springs | 143 | 4 | Oct 18 | 5 | 83°F |
| Clarksville | 134 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Coopersville | 126 | 2 | Oct 24 | 4 | 82°F |
| Douglas | 119 | 2 | Oct 26 | 6 | 83°F |
| East Grand Rapids | 132 | 3 | Oct 18 | 5 | 83°F |
| Edmore | 153 | 7 | Oct 17 | 6 | 83°F |
| Fennville | 119 | 2 | Oct 26 | 6 | 83°F |
| Ferrysburg | 122 | 2 | Oct 26 | 4 | 82°F |
| Freeport | 131 | 3 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Fremont | 139 | 4 | Oct 21 | 3 | 82°F |
| Fruitport | 123 | 2 | Oct 25 | 4 | 82°F |
| Grand Haven | 122 | 2 | Oct 26 | 4 | 82°F |
| Grand Rapids | 131 | 3 | Oct 21 | 5 | 83°F |
| Grandville | 124 | 3 | Oct 25 | 5 | 83°F |
| Grant | 142 | 4 | Oct 18 | 3 | 82°F |
| Greenville | 145 | 5 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Hastings | 129 | 3 | Oct 21 | 6 | 83°F |
| Holland | 121 | 2 | Oct 25 | 5 | 82°F |
| Hopkins | 122 | 3 | Oct 25 | 7 | 83°F |
| Howard City | 149 | 5 | Oct 18 | 4 | 83°F |
| Hudsonville | 122 | 2 | Oct 25 | 5 | 83°F |
| Ionia | 131 | 4 | Oct 21 | 6 | 83°F |
| Kent City | 140 | 4 | Oct 18 | 4 | 82°F |
| Kentwood | 130 | 3 | Oct 21 | 6 | 83°F |
| Lake Odessa | 133 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Lakeview | 154 | 7 | Oct 17 | 5 | 83°F |
| Lakewood Club | 130 | 3 | Oct 24 | 2 | 81°F |
| Lowell | 129 | 3 | Oct 21 | 6 | 83°F |
| Lyons | 133 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Martin | 125 | 3 | Oct 24 | 7 | 83°F |
| Middleville | 127 | 3 | Oct 21 | 6 | 83°F |
| Montague | 129 | 2 | Oct 24 | 2 | 81°F |
| Muir | 133 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Muskegon | 125 | 2 | Oct 25 | 3 | 82°F |
| Muskegon Heights | 125 | 2 | Oct 25 | 3 | 82°F |
| Nashville | 130 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Newaygo | 140 | 4 | Oct 21 | 3 | 82°F |
| North Muskegon | 124 | 2 | Oct 25 | 3 | 82°F |
| Norton Shores | 124 | 2 | Oct 25 | 4 | 82°F |
| Otsego | 121 | 2 | Oct 26 | 7 | 83°F |
| Pewamo | 136 | 5 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Plainwell | 122 | 2 | Oct 24 | 8 | 83°F |
| Portland | 133 | 5 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Ravenna | 130 | 3 | Oct 21 | 4 | 82°F |
| Rockford | 136 | 4 | Oct 18 | 5 | 83°F |
| Roosevelt Park | 124 | 2 | Oct 25 | 3 | 82°F |
| Sand Lake | 148 | 5 | Oct 18 | 4 | 83°F |
| Saranac | 132 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Saugatuck | 119 | 2 | Oct 26 | 6 | 83°F |
| Sheridan | 147 | 6 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Sparta | 136 | 3 | Oct 18 | 4 | 83°F |
| Spring Lake | 121 | 2 | Oct 26 | 4 | 82°F |
| Stanton | 151 | 6 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Walker | 131 | 3 | Oct 24 | 5 | 83°F |
| Wayland | 126 | 3 | Oct 24 | 6 | 83°F |
| White Cloud | 148 | 5 | Oct 18 | 3 | 82°F |
| Whitehall | 130 | 3 | Oct 24 | 2 | 81°F |
| Woodland | 133 | 4 | Oct 18 | 6 | 83°F |
| Wyoming | 126 | 3 | Oct 24 | 5 | 83°F |
| Zeeland | 121 | 2 | Oct 25 | 5 | 82°F |
Climate data: Daymet, NASA/ORNL, 2015–2024. Typical values over ten years, not a forecast.
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