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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Osceola County / Hartwick / Zip Codes
Hartwick, MI has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall are mild transitions between the two, with ample rainfall and cool temperatures. Average January lows can dip down to around 0 degrees Fahrenheit while the average July highs can reach up to 83 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, averaging around 35 inches annually.

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

Hartwick averages 67 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Hartwick. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartwick gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 11
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hartwick is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Hartwick, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHartwick, MichiganUnited States
  34.9 in.38.1 in.
  67.0 in.27.8 in.
  144.4 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  10.6°21.7°
  6.17
  3.34.3
  1332 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 Hartwick with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Hartwick, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hartwick are August, June and July.
In Hartwick, there are 3.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hartwick with an average of 10.6°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Hartwick, there are 174.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Hartwick, there are 17.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Hartwick 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 Hartwick with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 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 34.9 inches in Hartwick means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Hartwick with 15.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 144.4 rainy days annually in Hartwick, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 67.0 inches in Hartwick means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Hartwick with 17.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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