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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Charlevoix County / East Jordan / Zip Codes
East Jordan, MI has a temperate continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in winter is usually around 25°F and in summer it can reach an average high of around 80°F. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, with snowfall ranging from 15 to 30 inches each year during the winter months. During the summer months there is often thunderstorms as well as occasional hail storms.

East Jordan, Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Jordan averages 117 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in East Jordan. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Jordan gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 117 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in East Jordan, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Jordan, MichiganUnited States
  32.4 in.38.1 in.
  116.8 in.27.8 in.
  153.2 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  79.2°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  646 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 East Jordan with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In East Jordan, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Jordan are August, July and June.
In East Jordan, there are 3.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Jordan with an average of 13.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In East Jordan, there are 152.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In East Jordan, there are 9.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in East Jordan 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.
October is the wettest month in East Jordan with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in East Jordan means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in East Jordan with 17.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 153.2 rainy days annually in East Jordan, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 116.8 inches in East Jordan means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in East Jordan with 36.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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First of all many business are closed. The town is on a downward spiral and the government has been having issues for years (just google the press). The town smells  More

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