Osceola township (Osceola County), MI Climate


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Osceola Township (Osceola County), MI experiences a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F, while the average temperature in the winter is around 23°F. Precipitation levels are generally high throughout the year, with an annual average of 34 inches of rain and 10 inches of snowfall. The township tends to experience periods of humidity during the summer months as well as cool breezes coming off nearby Lake Michigan during spring and fall. While severe weather events such as tornadoes, floods, or blizzards do occur occasionally, they tend to be fairly rare occurrences.

Osceola township (Osceola County), Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Osceola township (Osceola County) averages 67 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 Osceola township (Osceola County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Osceola township (Osceola County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 11
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Osceola township (Osceola County) is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Osceola township (Osceola County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOsceola township (Osceola County), MichiganUnited States
  35.9 in.38.1 in.
  66.5 in.27.8 in.
  142.3 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  10.8°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1143 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 Osceola township (Osceola County) with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Osceola township (Osceola County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Osceola township (Osceola County) are August, June and July.
In Osceola township (Osceola County), there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Osceola township (Osceola County) with an average of 10.8°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Osceola township (Osceola County), there are 172.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Osceola township (Osceola County), there are 16.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Osceola township (Osceola 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.
September is the wettest month in Osceola township (Osceola County) with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.9 inches in Osceola township (Osceola County) means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
January is the rainiest month in Osceola township (Osceola County) with 15.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 142.3 rainy days annually in Osceola township (Osceola County), which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 66.5 inches in Osceola township (Osceola County) means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Osceola township (Osceola County) with 17.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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