Lake township (Roscommon County), MI Climate


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Lake Township (Roscommon County), MI experiences a humid continental climate typical of The Great Lakes region. Winters are cold and snowy, while summers tend to be warm and humid. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with an average of 36 inches annually. Snowfall during the winter months averages around 53 inches per year. Overall, Lake Township offers mild temperatures throughout the year with beautiful seasonal changes in landscape and foliage.

Lake township (Roscommon County), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake township (Roscommon County) averages 75 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 Lake township (Roscommon County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake township (Roscommon County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Lake township (Roscommon County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake township (Roscommon County), MichiganUnited States
  30.5 in.38.1 in.
  75.2 in.27.8 in.
  146.9 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  9.4°21.7°
  6.17
  3.44.3
  1138 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 Lake township (Roscommon County) with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Lake township (Roscommon County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake township (Roscommon County) are August, June and July.
In Lake township (Roscommon County), there are 4.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake township (Roscommon County) with an average of 9.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Lake township (Roscommon County), there are 178.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Lake township (Roscommon County), there are 20.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Lake township (Roscommon County) 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 Lake township (Roscommon County) with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in Lake township (Roscommon County) means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Lake township (Roscommon County) with 15.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 146.9 rainy days annually in Lake township (Roscommon County), which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.2 inches in Lake township (Roscommon County) means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Lake township (Roscommon County) with 19.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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