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United States / Michigan / Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area / Ottawa County / Jenison / Zip Codes
Jenison, MI is located in the Grand Rapids area and has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average yearly temperature is around 47 °F (8 °C) with July being the warmest month at an average of 75 °F (24 °C). January is typically the coldest month with an average temperature of 21 °F (-6 °C). The area receives around 32 inches of rainfall per year, mostly during the summer months. Snowfall averages around 48 inches annually.

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

Jenison averages 69 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 Jenison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jenison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Jenison, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJenison, MichiganUnited States
  37.2 in.38.1 in.
  69.4 in.27.8 in.
  123.8 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  19.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.24.3
  604 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 Jenison with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Jenison, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jenison are June, August and September.
In Jenison, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jenison with an average of 19.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
In Jenison, there are 123.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
In Jenison, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Jenison but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Jenison with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Jenison means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Jenison with 13.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 123.8 rainy days annually in Jenison, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 69.4 inches in Jenison means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Jenison with 21.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Ali · Jenison, MI
GRAND RAPIDS
Over 15 years ago

Jenison is less than 10 min. from Grand Rapids and about a 45 min from both holland and grand haven so I dont know why they have that but its definitely in Metro Grand  More

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Casey · Jenison, MI
Good Schools
Over 17 years ago

There are good schools here and people are pretty friendly. Nice place to raise  More

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