Manistee Lake, MI Climate


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Manistee Lake in Michigan has a humid continental climate with warm summers, and cold and snowy winters. In the summer months, temperatures range from an average low of 55F to an average high of 78F while in the winter months, temperatures drop to an average low of 12F and a high of 32F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with totals averaging about 24 inches. Snowfall accumulates from October through April with yearly totals reaching around 70 inches. The lake also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the summer months.

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

Manistee Lake 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 Manistee Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Manistee Lake 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 Manistee Lake 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 Manistee Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateManistee Lake, 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
  1122 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 Manistee Lake with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Manistee Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Manistee Lake are August, July and June.
In Manistee Lake, 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 Manistee Lake with an average of 9.2°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Manistee Lake, there are 177.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Manistee Lake, there are 17.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Manistee Lake 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 Manistee Lake 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 Manistee Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Manistee Lake 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 Manistee Lake, 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 Manistee Lake means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Manistee Lake with 27.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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