Denton, MI Climate


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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Roscommon County / Denton / Zip Codes
Denton, MI has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from lows in the mid-60s to highs in the mid-80s. Winters tend to be cold and snowy with average lows dipping into the teens and 20s, although there are occasional warm winter days in which temperatures rise up to the 40s. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with most of it occurring during the summer months, although snowfall is not uncommon during winter months.

Denton, Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Denton averages 75 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Denton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Denton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Denton is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.1 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Denton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDenton, MichiganUnited States
  30.5 in.38.1 in.
  75.1 in.27.8 in.
  146.8 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  9.4°21.7°
  67
  3.44.3
  1149 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 Denton with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Denton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Denton are August, June and July.
In Denton, there are 4.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Denton with an average of 9.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Denton, there are 178.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Denton, there are 20.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Denton 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 Denton with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in Denton means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Denton with 15.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 146.8 rainy days annually in Denton, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.1 inches in Denton means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Denton with 19.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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