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United States / Michigan / Marquette Metro Area / Marquette County / Ely / Zip Codes
Ely, MI enjoys a four-season climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 70°F, while the winter brings an average low of 15°F. Snowfall averages around 67 inches each year, providing plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities like skiing, snowshoeing, and more. Rainfall amounts to around 29 inches annually, making it a great place to enjoy the outdoors year-round.

Ely, Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ely averages 162 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Ely. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ely gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 162 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 2.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Ely, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEly, MichiganUnited States
  31.9 in.38.1 in.
  162.0 in.27.8 in.
  152.6 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  77.5°85.8°
  3.5°21.7°
  5.47
  3.14.3
  1535 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 Ely with an average high temperature of 77.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Ely, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ely are July, August and June.
In Ely, there are 2.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ely with an average of 3.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Ely, there are 196.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Ely, there are 33.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Ely 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 September.
October is the wettest month in Ely with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.9 inches in Ely means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Ely with 16.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 152.6 rainy days annually in Ely, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 162.0 inches in Ely means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Ely with 35.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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