Zip 49285 (Stockbridge, MI) Climate

49285 Stockbridge, MI has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 72°F and the average winter temperature is around 27°F. The area receives an average of 38 inches of precipitation annually, with the most occurring in June and July. The area also experiences snowfall that typically accumulates to over 70 inches per year during the winter months.

Stockbridge (zip 49285), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stockbridge (zip 49285) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Stockbridge (zip 49285). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stockbridge (zip 49285) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49285 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49285 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stockbridge, Michigan	United States
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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 49285 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 49285 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 49285 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 49285 zip code, there are 5.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49285 zip code with an average of 15.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 49285 zip code, there are 144.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 49285 zip code, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49285 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

September is the wettest month in the 49285 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.9 inches in the 49285 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49285 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in the 49285 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.1 inches in the 49285 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49285 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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robert · Stockbridge, MI

my oppion

Over 17 years ago

my oppion is that crimes went up in stockbridge and the reason is not enough funds for the local law we have awsome police here but they need more More