Arenac County, MI Climate

Arenac, MI County has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping below freezing for most of the season. The average high in January is 29 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low is 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers are generally quite warm with highs reaching into the mid-70s and lows dipping into the upper 50s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with rain falling on nearly half of all days in Arenac County. Snowfall accumulates to an average of around 70 inches per year.

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

Arenac County averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Arenac County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Arenac County 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Arenac County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Arenac, Michigan	United States
	31.7 in.	38.1 in.
	46.5 in.	27.8 in.
	120.5 days	106.2 days
	166 days	205 days
	81.1°	85.8°
	11.1°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.4	4.3
	677 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 Arenac County with an average high temperature of 81.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Arenac County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Arenac County are August, June and July.

In Arenac County, there are 5.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Arenac County with an average of 11.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Arenac County, there are 165.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Arenac County, there are 14.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in Arenac County 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 Arenac County with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in Arenac County means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in Arenac County with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 120.5 rainy days annually in Arenac County, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.5 inches in Arenac County means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Arenac County with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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