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United States / Michigan / Muskegon Metro Area / Muskegon County / Montague / Zip Codes
Montague, MI is characterized by a mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 75°F while the average temperature for January is 22°F. The area tends to receive ample rainfall throughout the year with an average of 33 inches per year. Snowfall ranges from 28 to 57 inches each year and the area experiences around 135 days of snow cover annually. There are occasional thunderstorms and occasionally severe weather, but these instances are not common.

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

Montague averages 73 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 Montague. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montague gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 16
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Montague is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

9.4 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Montague, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMontague, MichiganUnited States
  34.6 in.38.1 in.
  72.7 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  16.0°21.7°
  6.67
  3.44.3
  630 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 Montague with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Montague, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Montague are August, June and July.
In Montague, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Montague with an average of 16.0°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Montague, there are 152.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Montague, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
Humidity in Montague 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 August, July and June.
October is the wettest month in Montague with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 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 34.6 inches in Montague means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Montague with 11.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Montague, which is one of the least rainy 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 72.7 inches in Montague means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Montague with 23.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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MARY BETH · Montague, MI
Montague, Michigan 11/08/10
Over 14 years ago

This is a VERY quiet place to be after the tourists leave after Labor Day. Then the only exciting thing that happens is the Pumpkin Roll down the Dowling Street hill in  More

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