Dansville, MI Climate


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Dansville, MI has a warm summer continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. On average, the hottest month is July when the temperatures reach up to 87°F while the coldest month is January with an average temperature of 20°F. The area receives an average annual precipitation of 33 inches and snowfall of 48 inches each year. Dansville also experiences frequent thunderstorms throughout various times of the year.

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

Dansville averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Dansville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dansville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dansville 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 Dansville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDansville, MichiganUnited States
  32.9 in.38.1 in.
  37.6 in.27.8 in.
  122.8 days106.2 days
  173 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  15.6°21.7°
  6.87
  3.24.3
  968 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 Dansville with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Dansville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dansville are June, August and September.
In Dansville, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dansville with an average of 15.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Dansville, there are 138.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Dansville, there are 6.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
Humidity in Dansville is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Dansville with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.9 inches in Dansville means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Dansville with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in Dansville, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.6 inches in Dansville means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Dansville with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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