Filer City, MI Climate


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Filer City, MI enjoys a temperate climate due to its location in the midwest. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping below freezing and accumulation of snow usually beginning in late November or early December. Summers are warm and humid, with highs reaching into the 80s and 90s during July and August. Spring often brings rain showers, while autumn generally remains mild until late October when temperatures begin to cool off. The changing of seasons is often accompanied by vibrant colors as the leaves of deciduous trees turn red, orange, and yellow before falling off for winter.

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

Filer City averages 93 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Filer City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Filer City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 93 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Filer City is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Filer City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFiler City, MichiganUnited States
  35.3 in.38.1 in.
  93.4 in.27.8 in.
  136.4 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  607 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 Filer City with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Filer City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Filer City are August, June and July.
In Filer City, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Filer City with an average of 16.5°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Filer City, there are 147.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Filer City, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Filer 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 August, July and June.
September is the wettest month in Filer City with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in Filer City means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Filer City with 15.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 136.4 rainy days annually in Filer City, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 93.4 inches in Filer City means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Filer City with 27.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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