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Coldwater is a city in and the county seat of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city had a population of 13,822 at the 2020 census. The city is mostly surrounded by Coldwater Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

American settlers first moved into the area around 1830, with many arriving from New York and New England. Coldwater was incorporated as a village in 1837, and then incorporated by the legislature as a city in 1861. It was designated in 1842 as the county seat of Branch County.

The Coldwater River flows into the city from the south, originating from Coldwater Lake. The Coldwater chain of lakes also has an outlet called the Sauk River, which flows from its north end (near Quincy) and then through the south side of the city of Coldwater. Both combine to form a series of shallow, connected lakes on the city's west side.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.27 square miles (21.42 km2), of which 8.03 square miles (20.80 km2) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) is water.

Under the Köppen climate classification Coldwater has a humid continental climate that is borderline between categories Dfa (hot summer) and Dfb (long, warm summer).

National Weather Service records show that average January temperatures are a maximum of 30.9 °F (−0.6 °C) and a minimum of 15.9 °F (−8.9 °C). Average July temperatures are a maximum of 81.9 °F (27.7 °C) and a minimum of 59.9 °F (15.5 °C). There are an average of 7.4 afternoons with highs of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher and an average of 136.2 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The record high temperature of 108 °F (42.2 °C) was on July 24, 1934, and the record low temperature was −29 °F (−33.9 °C) on January 31, 2019.

Precipitation averages 39.12 inches (993.6 mm) annually. There is measurable precipitation on an average of 145 days. The wettest year was 2018 with 47.12 inches (1,196.8 mm) and the driest year was 1930 with 17.94 inches (455.7 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 13.07 inches (332.0 mm) in August 2007. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 5.37 inches (136.4 mm) on June 26, 1978.

Snowfall averages 42.7 inches (108 cm) annually. There is measurable snowfall on an average of 27.5 days. The snowiest season was from July 1977 to June 1978 when 84.8 inches (215 cm) fell, including 50.7 inches (129 cm) in January 1978. A blizzard that month included 17.0 inches (43 cm) of snow on January 26, 1978.

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