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United States / Michigan / Adrian Metro Area / Lenawee County / Seneca / Zip Codes
Seneca, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The summers in Seneca are typically hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid to high 80s Fahrenheit while winters can bring snowfall accompanied by cold temperatures ranging from the 20s to low 30s Fahrenheit. Rainfall is frequent throughout the year with most months receiving precipitation of some kind. Overall, Seneca has a pleasant climate that makes it an enjoyable place to live.

Seneca, Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Seneca averages 32 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 Seneca. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Seneca gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Seneca is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Seneca, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSeneca, MichiganUnited States
  35.5 in.38.1 in.
  31.9 in.27.8 in.
  116.7 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.44.3
  797 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 Seneca with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In Seneca, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Seneca are June, September and August.
In Seneca, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Seneca with an average of 16.4°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Seneca, there are 138.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Seneca, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Seneca 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 Seneca with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.5 inches in Seneca means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Seneca with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 116.7 rainy days annually in Seneca, which is one of the least rainy 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 31.9 inches in Seneca means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Seneca with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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