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United States / Michigan / Marquette Metro Area / Marquette County / Harvey / Zip Codes
Harvey, MI has a typical midwestern climate with four distinct seasons. Spring is usually the wettest season with warm temperatures and occasional thunderstorms. Summer temperatures are hot and humid, with plenty of sunshine and occasional thunderstorms. Fall brings cooler temperatures and a chance of snow or rain. Winter can be cold, especially in December and January when there is usually snow on the ground.

Harvey, Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harvey averages 155 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Harvey. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harvey gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 155 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harvey is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Harvey, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarvey, MichiganUnited States
  31.4 in.38.1 in.
  154.7 in.27.8 in.
  158.1 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  75.8°85.8°
  10.1°21.7°
  5.67
  3.14.3
  653 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 Harvey with an average high temperature of 75.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Harvey, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harvey are July, August and June.
In Harvey, there are 3.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harvey with an average of 10.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Harvey, there are 166.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Harvey, there are 17.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Harvey 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 September.
September is the wettest month in Harvey with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in Harvey means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Harvey with 17.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 158.1 rainy days annually in Harvey, which is one of the rainiest 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 154.7 inches in Harvey means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Harvey with 37.4 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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