Ridgeway, MI Climate


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Ridgeway, MI has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. Spring is usually mild and wet while fall is cool and dry. The area gets an average of 33 inches of rain and 64 inches of snow each year. Winters tend to be especially cold, with temperatures occasionally dropping below zero degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer, highs commonly reach into the mid-80s with occasional thunderstorms in the evening.

Ridgeway, Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Ridgeway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridgeway gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 16
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ridgeway is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Ridgeway, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRidgeway, MichiganUnited States
  35.9 in.38.1 in.
  32.2 in.27.8 in.
  120.7 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  738 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 Ridgeway with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Ridgeway, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ridgeway are June, August and September.
In Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway with an average of 15.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Ridgeway, there are 143.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Ridgeway, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 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 35.9 inches in Ridgeway means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
April is the rainiest month in Ridgeway with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 120.7 rainy days annually in Ridgeway, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.2 inches in Ridgeway means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Ridgeway with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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