Clark, MI Climate


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Clark, MI has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 70°F (21°C) during the day, while temperatures can drop to about 40°F (4°C) during the winter months. Rainfall averages 40 inches per year spread out over the spring, summer and fall months. Snowfall averages 90 inches annually, with most of it falling between November and April.

Clark, Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clark averages 85 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Clark. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clark gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 8
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 85 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clark is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Clark, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClark, MichiganUnited States
  30.6 in.38.1 in.
  85.4 in.27.8 in.
  124.7 days106.2 days
  156 days205 days
  76.9°85.8°
  8.0°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  626 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 Clark with an average high temperature of 76.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Clark, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clark are July, August and June.
In Clark, there are 0.9 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 Clark with an average of 8.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Clark, there are 165.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Clark, there are 21.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Clark 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 August, July and September.
October is the wettest month in Clark with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.6 inches in Clark means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
October is the rainiest month in Clark with 13.0 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 124.7 rainy days annually in Clark, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 85.4 inches in Clark means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Clark with 22.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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