Riverside, MI Climate


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Riverside, MI is characterized by a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons and a wide range of temperatures. Summers are warm and humid, averaging around 70-80°F (21-27°C) in the daytime. Winters are cold with temperatures ranging from 20-30°F (-7 to -1°C). Spring and fall bring mild temperatures and rain showers, as well as plenty of sunshine to the area. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year with occasional snowfall in the winter months. The city enjoys an average of three hundred sunny days each year.

Riverside, Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Riverside averages 69 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 Riverside. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Riverside gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 10
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Riverside is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Riverside, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRiverside, MichiganUnited States
  32.4 in.38.1 in.
  68.5 in.27.8 in.
  149.9 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  10.0°21.7°
  67
  3.34.3
  1238 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 Riverside with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Riverside, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Riverside are August, July and June.
In Riverside, there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Riverside with an average of 10.0°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.
In Riverside, there are 178.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In Riverside, there are 19.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Riverside 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.
August is the wettest month in Riverside with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in Riverside means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Riverside with 15.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 149.9 rainy days annually in Riverside, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 68.5 inches in Riverside means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in Riverside with 16.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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