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United States / Michigan / Hillsdale Metro Area / Hillsdale County / Somerset / Zip Codes
Somerset, MI experiences a humid continental climate which offers warm summers and cold winters. In the summer, temperatures average around 68°F with highs reaching up to 84°F and lows dropping down to 53°F. In winter, temperatures average around 21°F with highs reaching up to 34°F and lows dropping down to 8°F. The area gets around 38 inches of precipitation annually, mostly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall typically averages about 40 inches per year with most of it occurring in January and February.

Somerset, Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Somerset averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Somerset. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Somerset gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Somerset, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Somerset with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Somerset, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Somerset are June, August and July.
In Somerset, there are 6.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Somerset with an average of 15.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Somerset, there are 141.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Somerset, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Somerset 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.
June is the wettest month in Somerset with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.2 inches in Somerset means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Somerset with 12.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 127.5 rainy days annually in Somerset, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring 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 39.5 inches in Somerset means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Somerset with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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