Copper City, MI Climate


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Copper City, MI has a moderate climate with cold winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature throughout the year is around 43°F, with temperatures in the winter months ranging from 23°F to 33°F and in the summer months ranging from 68°F to 76°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, typically averaging between 34-37 inches per year. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an average of 35 inches per year.

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

Copper City averages 208 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Copper City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Copper City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 208 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Copper City is 5.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 1.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Copper City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCopper City, MichiganUnited States
  30.6 in.38.1 in.
  208.3 in.27.8 in.
  153.6 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  74.5°85.8°
  8.5°21.7°
  5.47
  3.24.3
  876 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 Copper City with an average high temperature of 74.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Copper City, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Copper City are July, August and June.
In Copper City, there are 1.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Copper City with an average of 8.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Copper City, there are 176.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Copper City, there are 18.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Copper City 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.
September is the wettest month in Copper City with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.6 inches in Copper City means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Copper City with 17.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 153.6 rainy days annually in Copper City, which is one of the rainiest 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 208.3 inches in Copper City means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Copper City with 65.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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