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United States / Michigan / Sault Ste. Marie Metro Area / Chippewa County / Dafter / Zip Codes
Dafter, MI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature ranges from around 20°F in January to 70°F in July. The average annual precipitation is approximately 30 inches, with snowfall averages of about 3 feet per year during the winter months. Winters are typically cold and snowy while summers tend to be warm and muggy.

Dafter, Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dafter averages 108 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Dafter. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dafter gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 108 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dafter is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 2.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Dafter, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDafter, MichiganUnited States
  33.4 in.38.1 in.
  108.0 in.27.8 in.
  157.4 days106.2 days
  156 days205 days
  77.3°85.8°
  5.8°21.7°
  5.77
  3.24.3
  689 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Dafter with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Dafter, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dafter are July, August and June.
In Dafter, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dafter with an average of 5.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Dafter, there are 172.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Dafter, there are 27.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Dafter is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
October is the wettest month in Dafter with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 33% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in Dafter means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Dafter with 17.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 157.4 rainy days annually in Dafter, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 108.0 inches in Dafter means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in Dafter with 28.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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