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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Crawford County / Grayling / Zip Codes
Grayling, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is around 78°F while the average low temperature in January is around 11°F. Precipitation is relatively steady throughout the year, with about 45 inches of rain each year. Snowfall can range anywhere from 40-90 inches, depending on the winter season. The area also experiences a few thunderstorms during spring and summer months.

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

Grayling averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Grayling. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grayling 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateGrayling, MichiganUnited States
  34.1 in.38.1 in.
  74.4 in.27.8 in.
  152.8 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  79.9°85.8°
  10.2°21.7°
  6.17
  3.24.3
  1138 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 Grayling with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Grayling, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grayling are August, July and June.
In Grayling, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grayling with an average of 10.2°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Grayling, there are 173.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Grayling, there are 18.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Grayling 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 Grayling with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.1 inches in Grayling means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Grayling with 15.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 152.8 rainy days annually in Grayling, which is one of the rainiest 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 74.4 inches in Grayling means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Grayling with 20.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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