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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Iron County / Alpha / Zip Codes
Alpha, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 78°F (25.6°C) and the average low temperature during winter is around 18°F (-7.8°C). Precipitation throughout the year averages to about 32 inches (81.3 cm), while snowfall can range from 10 inches (25.4 cm) to up to 37 inches (93.98 cm). The humidity levels are generally high, ranging from 65-85%.

Alpha, Michigan gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alpha averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Alpha. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alpha 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Alpha is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

8.8 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Alpha, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Alpha with an average high temperature of 77.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Alpha, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Alpha are July, August and June.
In Alpha, there are 1.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Alpha with an average of 0.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Alpha, there are 199.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Alpha, there are 42.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Alpha 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.
July is the wettest month in Alpha with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.6 inches in Alpha means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
October is the rainiest month in Alpha with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Alpha, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 61.5 inches in Alpha means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Alpha with 13.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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