Michigan Snow Day Calculator

Will Your School Close Due to Snow?

Instant snow day predictions for schools across Michigan

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Michigan ZIP Code Coverage

Southeast Michigan and Metro Detroit

48001→48399

Eastern Michigan and The Thumb

48401→48699

Central and West Michigan

48701→49199

Northern Lower Peninsula

49201→49799

Upper Peninsula

49801→49999

For accurate Michigan Snow Day Calculator predictions, please enter a ZIP code from your region as snowfall can vary significantly between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas

Michigan Snow Statistics & Information

Geographic Features

•Great Lakes Shoreline
•Mackinac Bridge
•Porcupine Mountains
•Sleeping Bear Dunes
•Keweenaw Peninsula

Snow Statistics

Annual Average Snowfall

200 inches

Snow Days per Year

90 days

School Information

Average Snow Days

5 days/year

School Districts

587

Michigan Historical Snow Events

Polar Vortex Winter Storm

2019-01-28

Snowfall: 16.8 inches

Statewide school closures for multiple days, governor declared state of emergency

November Lake Effect Snow Event

2014-11-20

Snowfall: 65 inches

Buffalo area schools closed for a week, record lake-effect snow accumulation

Great Blizzard of 1978

1978-01-26

Snowfall: 30 inches

Entire state shut down for days, National Guard deployed, schools closed for over a week

Michigan Snow Facts

Michigan's Upper Peninsula can receive over 200 inches of snow annually due to lake-effect snow from three Great Lakes

The Keweenaw Peninsula holds Michigan's record for seasonal snowfall with 390.4 inches during the winter of 1978-79

Michigan schools are allowed up to 6 snow days per year before they must make up missed time

The Mackinac Bridge, connecting Michigan's two peninsulas, has only closed 3 times due to winter weather since opening in 1957

Michigan is the only state to touch four of the five Great Lakes, which significantly influences its winter weather patterns

The Upper Peninsula's Copper Harbor averages 240.8 inches of snow annually, making it one of the snowiest places in the eastern United States