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United States / Michigan / Marquette Metro Area / Marquette County / Forsyth / Zip Codes
Forsyth, MI has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 77°F (25°C) and the average temperature in January is 24°F (-4°C). Precipitation is roughly the same throughout the year with an average of 2.7 inches (6.9 cm). Snowfall averages around 30 inches (76 cm) each year. The area experiences all four seasons, making it a great place for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Forsyth, Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forsyth averages 168 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 Forsyth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forsyth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 161 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 7
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 168 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 2.1 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Forsyth, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateForsyth, MichiganUnited States
  33.0 in.38.1 in.
  167.9 in.27.8 in.
  160.6 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  76.8°85.8°
  6.5°21.7°
  5.47
  3.14.3
  1102 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 Forsyth with an average high temperature of 76.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Forsyth, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forsyth are July, August and June.
In Forsyth, there are 1.6 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 Forsyth with an average of 6.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Forsyth, there are 184.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Forsyth, there are 26.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Forsyth 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 Forsyth with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.0 inches in Forsyth means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Forsyth with 18.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 160.6 rainy days annually in Forsyth, 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 167.9 inches in Forsyth means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Forsyth with 40.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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