Freeport, MI Climate


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Freeport, MI has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from around 25°F in the winter to 75°F in the summer, with temperatures occasionally reaching into the 90s during the summer months. The area gets an average of 37 inches of rain per year, and snowfall varies from year to year but typically ranges between 30-50 inches total. Freeport experiences all four seasons, with spring and fall being milder than the two extremes of summer and winter.

Freeport, Michigan gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Freeport averages 67 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 Freeport. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Freeport gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Freeport is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Freeport, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFreeport, MichiganUnited States
  36.5 in.38.1 in.
  66.6 in.27.8 in.
  129.8 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  16.1°21.7°
  6.67
  3.24.3
  787 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 Freeport with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Michigan. In Freeport, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Freeport are June, August and July.
In Freeport, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Freeport with an average of 16.1°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Freeport, there are 141.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Freeport, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
Humidity in Freeport is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
September is the wettest month in Freeport with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in Freeport means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Freeport with 13.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 129.8 rainy days annually in Freeport, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 66.6 inches in Freeport means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Freeport with 19.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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