Crawford County, MI Climate

Crawford, MI County has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold with snowfall. Spring and autumn months offer mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine. Rainfall averages around 35 inches per year, however some locations may experience higher amounts due to weather patterns. Crawford is known for its beautiful fall foliage, making it a popular tourist destination in the fall season.

Crawford County, Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crawford County averages 104 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 Crawford County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crawford County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 104 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crawford County is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.8 Winter

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

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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 Crawford County with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Crawford County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crawford County are July, August and June.

In Crawford County, there are 2.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crawford County with an average of 10.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Crawford County, there are 171.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Crawford County, there are 15.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in Crawford 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 Crawford County with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 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 34.4 inches in Crawford County means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Crawford County with 17.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 156.7 rainy days annually in Crawford County, which is one of the rainiest 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 103.7 inches in Crawford County means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Crawford County with 28.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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