Big Creek, MI Climate


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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Oscoda County / Big Creek / Zip Codes
Big Creek, MI has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F while the average temperature in the winter is around 33°F. Precipitation levels are moderate throughout the year, with most of it falling during the cooler months. Snowfall typically occurs between November and April, but can fall any time of year if temperatures allow.

Big Creek, Michigan gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Creek averages 70 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Big Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 70 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Big Creek is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Big Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBig Creek, MichiganUnited States
  30.1 in.38.1 in.
  70.1 in.27.8 in.
  125.4 days106.2 days
  168 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  9.1°21.7°
  6.27
  3.44.3
  1088 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 Big Creek with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Big Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Big Creek are August, June and July.
In Big Creek, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Big Creek with an average of 9.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Big Creek, there are 177.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Big Creek, there are 21.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Big Creek 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 July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Big Creek with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.1 inches in Big Creek means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
October is the rainiest month in Big Creek with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 125.4 rainy days annually in Big Creek, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 70.1 inches in Big Creek means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Big Creek with 19.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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