Onsted, MI Climate


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Onsted, MI has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid while winters are cold with occasional snowfall. Spring is usually mild and wet, and autumn is cool and dry. The average yearly temperature is around 50°F (10°C), the hottest months being July and August with average temperatures of 79°F (26°C) and the coldest months being January and February with an average of 25°F (-4°C). Onsted receives about 35 inches of total precipitation throughout the year, most of which falls between April to October.

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

Onsted averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Onsted. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Onsted gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Onsted is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Onsted, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOnsted, MichiganUnited States
  35.1 in.38.1 in.
  31.7 in.27.8 in.
  118.2 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.44.3
  988 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 Onsted with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Onsted, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Onsted are June, August and September.
In Onsted, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Onsted with an average of 15.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Onsted, there are 139.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Onsted, there are 5.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Onsted but some summer days can be muggy. August is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Onsted with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in Onsted means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Onsted with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 118.2 rainy days annually in Onsted, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.7 inches in Onsted means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Onsted with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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