Zip 49854 (Manistique, MI) Climate

Manistique, MI is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer high temperature is around 71 degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures can dip to an average low of 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 31 inches, most of which falls as snow during the winter months. Thunderstorms are common during the summer months, and sometimes accompanied by severe weather such as hail and strong winds.

Manistique (zip 49854), Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Manistique (zip 49854) averages 126 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Manistique (zip 49854). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Manistique (zip 49854) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 126 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49854 zip code is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49854 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Manistique, Michigan	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	126.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	158 days	Unlock
	75.9°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	5.8	Unlock
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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 the 49854 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49854 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 49854 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49854 zip code, there are 1.6 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 the 49854 zip code with an average of 10.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49854 zip code, there are 156.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49854 zip code, there are 17.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49854 zip code 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.

September is the wettest month in the 49854 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 33% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.1 inches in the 49854 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49854 zip code with 16.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 148.0 rainy days annually in the 49854 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 126.3 inches in the 49854 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49854 zip code with 34.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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