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United States / Michigan / Adrian Metro Area / Lenawee County / Riga / Zip Codes
Riga, Michigan has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 75°F (24°C) and the average in January is 17°F (-8°C). Rainfall is spread out throughout the year with an average of 38 inches annually. Snowfall averages around 90 inches per year, making it one of the snowiest cities in Michigan. Spring and Fall are mild transition periods with temperatures ranging from 40-60°F (4-16°C).

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

Riga averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Riga. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Riga gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Riga is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Riga, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRiga, MichiganUnited States
  35.1 in.38.1 in.
  32.9 in.27.8 in.
  125.8 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  16.0°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  696 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 Riga with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Riga, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Riga are June, August and September.
In Riga, there are 7.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Riga with an average of 16.0°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Riga, there are 139.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Riga, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Riga but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Riga with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in Riga means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Riga with 11.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 125.8 rainy days annually in Riga, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.9 inches in Riga means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Riga with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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