Ponshewaing, MI Climate


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United States / Michigan / No Metro Area / Emmet County / Ponshewaing / Zip Codes
Ponshewaing, MI has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 37°F (2.8°C), with an average high of 46°F (7.8°C). Average yearly precipitation is around 35 inches (89 cm). Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from 20-30°F (-6.7 to -1.1°C). Summers are mild and generally pleasant, with temperatures ranging from 60-80°F (15.6 to 26.7°C).

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ponshewaing is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Ponshewaing, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePonshewaing, MichiganUnited States
  31.5 in.38.1 in.
  99.9 in.27.8 in.
  149.6 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  77.3°85.8°
  9.9°21.7°
  5.97
  3.24.3
  610 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 Ponshewaing with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In Ponshewaing, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ponshewaing are July, August and June.
In Ponshewaing, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ponshewaing with an average of 8.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Ponshewaing, there are 172.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Ponshewaing, there are 19.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Ponshewaing 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.
October is the wettest month in Ponshewaing with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.5 inches in Ponshewaing means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Ponshewaing with 16.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 149.6 rainy days annually in Ponshewaing, which is one of the rainiest 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 99.9 inches in Ponshewaing means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Ponshewaing with 28.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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