Buckley, MI Climate


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Buckley, MI has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically reaching the high 70s and low 80s while winters are cold with temperatures occasionally dipping into the single digits. Spring brings mild weather that often creates ideal conditions for outdoor activities while autumn is usually dry and pleasant with cool temperatures. Precipitation throughout the year is fairly evenly distributed although winter months tend to have slightly higher levels of snowfall and rainfall.

Buckley, Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buckley averages 104 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Buckley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buckley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 12
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 104 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buckley is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Buckley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBuckley, MichiganUnited States
  34.5 in.38.1 in.
  103.9 in.27.8 in.
  153.7 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  12.0°21.7°
  6.17
  3.34.3
  1050 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 Buckley with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Michigan. In Buckley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buckley are June, August and July.
In Buckley, there are 5.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buckley with an average of 11.7°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Buckley, there are 166.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Buckley, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Buckley 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.
September is the wettest month in Buckley with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in Buckley means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Buckley with 16.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 153.7 rainy days annually in Buckley, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 103.9 inches in Buckley means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Buckley with 28.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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As the one person in Buckley with a computer... let me speak for the other 557 of us that live here. Buckley is a tiny little hick-town that's a half-hour drive from  More

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