Overisel, MI Climate

Overisel, MI has a continental climate with distinct seasons. The winters are cold and snowy due to winds coming off the Great Lakes. Summers typically tend to be warm and humid as temperatures rise into the 70s and 80s. Spring brings warmer weather, but can still have chilly days with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Fall is mild with cool nights and crisp days. The area generally receives ample rainfall throughout the year, making it a great place to explore the outdoors.

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

Overisel averages 80 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Overisel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Overisel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 80 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Overisel, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Overisel, Michigan	United States
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	82.2°	85.8°
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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 Overisel with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Overisel, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Overisel are June, August and July.

In Overisel, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Overisel with an average of 18.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In Overisel, there are 128.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In Overisel, there are 2.8 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 Overisel 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 Overisel with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Overisel means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Overisel with 13.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 124.8 rainy days annually in Overisel, 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 80.4 inches in Overisel means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Overisel with 26.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.