Marcellus township, MI Climate


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Marcellus Township, MI has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit while in the winter months it averages around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though there tends to be more precipitation during the summer months. Snowfall can be quite heavy at times, leaving several inches of accumulation during some years. The humidity levels tend to hover around 70 percent year-round, making for some rather humid days and nights.

Marcellus township, Michigan gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marcellus township averages 60 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Marcellus township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marcellus township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 17
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Marcellus township is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter
June, July and August are the most pleasant months in Marcellus township, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Marcellus township with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Marcellus township, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Marcellus township are June, August and September.
In Marcellus township, 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 Marcellus township with an average of 16.7°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Marcellus township, there are 135.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Marcellus township, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Marcellus township 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.
August is the wettest month in Marcellus township with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in Marcellus township means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Marcellus township with 15.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 135.7 rainy days annually in Marcellus township, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 59.5 inches in Marcellus township means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Marcellus township with 18.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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