Excelsior, MI Climate


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Excelsior, MI has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The town is situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, which helps to moderate temperatures in the area. During the summer months, temperatures typically reach into the mid 80s with high humidity levels at times. Winters are usually wet and cold with temperatures generally ranging from the teens to mid 30s. Precipitation is common throughout all seasons but tends to be higher during the spring and fall months when thunderstorms are more frequent.

Excelsior, Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Excelsior averages 100 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 Excelsior. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Excelsior 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 100 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Excelsior is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Excelsior, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateExcelsior, MichiganUnited States
  34.3 in.38.1 in.
  99.6 in.27.8 in.
  153.9 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  79.3°85.8°
  10.0°21.7°
  5.97
  3.34.3
  1213 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 Excelsior with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Excelsior, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Excelsior are August, July and June.
In Excelsior, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Excelsior with an average of 9.2°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Excelsior, there are 177.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Excelsior, there are 17.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Excelsior 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 Excelsior with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 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 34.3 inches in Excelsior means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Excelsior with 16.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 153.9 rainy days annually in Excelsior, 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 99.6 inches in Excelsior means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Excelsior with 27.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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