Climate in Buchanan, Michigan

Buchanan, Michigan gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buchanan averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Buchanan. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buchanan 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buchanan is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

July is the hottest month for Buchanan with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Buchanan, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buchanan are June, August and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buchanan with an average of 17.4°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In Buchanan, there are 10.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Michigan.

In Buchanan, there are 127.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In Buchanan, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

August is the wettest month in Buchanan with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in Buchanan means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Buchanan with 15.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 140.0 rainy days annually in Buchanan, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 64.0 inches in Buchanan means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Buchanan with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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