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United States / Michigan / Ludington Metro Area / Mason County / Riverton / Zip Codes
Riverton, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures range from 26°F in January to 79°F in July. The average number of sunny days per year is around 160, and the area gets an average of 36 inches of precipitation annually. While summer months can get quite hot, winters are cold and snowy with frequent snowfall throughout the season.

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

Riverton averages 78 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Riverton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Riverton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Riverton is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.4 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Riverton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRiverton, MichiganUnited States
  35.7 in.38.1 in.
  78.3 in.27.8 in.
  127.2 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  79.6°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  750 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 Riverton with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Riverton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Riverton are August, July and June.
In Riverton, there are 2.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Riverton with an average of 17.4°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Riverton, there are 144.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Riverton, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Riverton 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 Riverton with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in Riverton means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Riverton with 14.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 127.2 rainy days annually in Riverton, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.3 inches in Riverton means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Riverton with 24.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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