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United States / Michigan / Big Rapids Metro Area / Mecosta County / Fork / Zip Codes
Fork, MI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm, humid summers. Winters usually have temperatures below freezing and the area typically receives snowfall in December through March. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s during the day and cooling off to the 60s in the evenings. The area receives moderate rainfall throughout the year, but is prone to droughts in some years.

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

Fork averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Fork. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fork gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fork is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Fork, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFork, MichiganUnited States
  35.1 in.38.1 in.
  59.1 in.27.8 in.
  127.2 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  12.2°21.7°
  6.47
  3.34.3
  1017 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 Fork with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Michigan. In Fork, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fork are June, August and July.
In Fork, there are 6.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fork with an average of 12.2°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Fork, there are 165.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Fork, there are 12.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Fork 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 Fork with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in Fork means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Fork with 12.6 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 127.2 rainy days annually in Fork, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 59.1 inches in Fork means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Fork with 16.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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