Elmira, MI Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Otsego County / Elmira / Zip Codes
Elmira, MI has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are typically warm and humid with temperatures reaching an average high of around 83°F in July and August. Winters are cold, snowy and windy with temperatures averaging around 21°F in January and February. The area can experience temperature extremes, ranging from -15°F to 96°F throughout the year. On average Elmira receives about 33 inches of snowfall annually, making it one of the snowiest areas in Michigan. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year with an average annual precipitation of around 32 inches.

Elmira, Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elmira averages 136 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Elmira. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elmira gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 10
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 136 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elmira is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Elmira, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElmira, MichiganUnited States
  34.5 in.38.1 in.
  136.0 in.27.8 in.
  156.1 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  77.3°85.8°
  9.9°21.7°
  5.77
  3.24.3
  1243 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 Elmira with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Elmira, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elmira are July, August and June.
In Elmira, there are 1.1 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 Elmira with an average of 9.9°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Elmira, there are 171.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Elmira, there are 15.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Elmira 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.
August is the wettest month in Elmira with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in Elmira means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Elmira with 18.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 156.1 rainy days annually in Elmira, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 136.0 inches in Elmira means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Elmira with 35.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Elmira,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Elmira, Michigan to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.