Paw Paw, MI Climate


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Paw Paw, MI has a mild climate for its location in the middle of the United States. Summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the low 90s and nights cooling off to the mid 50s, while winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures occasionally dipping below zero. Spring and fall bring comfortable weather and temperatures ranging from 40-70 degrees typically. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with snowfall ranging from 21 to 36 inches depending on the season.

Paw Paw, Michigan gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Paw Paw averages 81 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Paw Paw. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Paw Paw gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 81 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimatePaw Paw, MichiganUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  81.4 in.27.8 in.
  133.4 days106.2 days
  168 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  16.1°21.7°
  6.67
  3.64.3
  732 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 Paw Paw with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Paw Paw, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Paw Paw are June, August and July.
In Paw Paw, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Paw Paw with an average of 16.1°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Paw Paw, there are 142.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Paw Paw, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
Humidity in Paw Paw 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.
September is the wettest month in Paw Paw with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Paw Paw means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Paw Paw with 15.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 133.4 rainy days annually in Paw Paw, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 81.4 inches in Paw Paw means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Paw Paw with 26.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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