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United States / Michigan / Battle Creek Metro Area / Calhoun County / Athens / Zip Codes
Athens, MI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in January is 25°F while the average temperature in July is 74°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with an average of about 31 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 39 inches per year. In summer, heat and humidity can be oppressive at times, but generally temperatures remain moderate due to Athens' proximity to Lake Huron.

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

Athens averages 53 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 Athens. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Athens gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Athens, 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 Athens with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Athens, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Athens are June, August and July.
In Athens, there are 6.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Athens with an average of 16.8°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Athens, there are 134.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Athens, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Athens 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.
May is the wettest month in Athens with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in Athens means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Athens with 14.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 139.7 rainy days annually in Athens, which is rainier than most 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 53.4 inches in Athens means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Athens with 15.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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