Franklin township (Houghton County), MI Climate


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Franklin township (Houghton County), MI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average winter temperature is around 18°F while the average summer temperature is around 73°F. Precipitation levels are generally quite high, averaging around 30-35 inches per year, mostly in the form of snowfall during the winter months. The township also experiences a wide variety of weather conditions throughout the year, ranging from thunderstorms and heavy rain to sunny days and occasional snow squalls.

Franklin township (Houghton County), Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin township (Houghton County) averages 205 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 Franklin township (Houghton County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin township (Houghton County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 152 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 205 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 1.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Franklin township (Houghton County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFranklin township (Houghton County), MichiganUnited States
  31.6 in.38.1 in.
  205.2 in.27.8 in.
  152.0 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  75.6°85.8°
  6.5°21.7°
  5.47
  3.24.3
  1119 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 Franklin township (Houghton County) with an average high temperature of 75.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Franklin township (Houghton County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin township (Houghton County) are July, August and June.
In Franklin township (Houghton County), there are 1.3 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 Franklin township (Houghton County) with an average of 6.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Franklin township (Houghton County), there are 182.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Franklin township (Houghton County), there are 24.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Franklin township (Houghton County) 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 Franklin township (Houghton County) with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 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 31.6 inches in Franklin township (Houghton County) means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Franklin township (Houghton County) with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 152.0 rainy days annually in Franklin township (Houghton County), 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 205.2 inches in Franklin township (Houghton County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Franklin township (Houghton County) with 63.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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