Greendale, MI Climate


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Greendale, MI has a pleasant climate, with mild temperatures throughout the year. The summers are typically warm and humid while winters tend to be cold and snowy. The average temperature ranges from around 25°F in the winter months to around 75°F in the summer months. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, although there tends to be more rain in the spring and summer months than in the fall and winter months. Greendale enjoys four distinct seasons, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities throughout the year.

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

Greendale averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Greendale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greendale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greendale is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Greendale, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreendale, MichiganUnited States
  32.9 in.38.1 in.
  41.4 in.27.8 in.
  109.4 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  13.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  667 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 Greendale with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Greendale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greendale are June, August and July.
In Greendale, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greendale with an average of 13.3°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Greendale, there are 153.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Greendale, there are 8.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Greendale 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.
August is the wettest month in Greendale with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.9 inches in Greendale means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
April is the rainiest month in Greendale with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in Greendale, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.4 inches in Greendale means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Greendale with 13.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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