Lenawee County, MI Climate


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Lenawee County, MI has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold and dry. Spring and fall are mild with plenty of sunshine. Average temperatures range from 36°F in January to 75°F in July. The county receives an average annual precipitation of approximately 33 inches, evenly distributed throughout the year. Snowfall varies by location but generally ranges from 23-36 inches per year in the northern parts of the county and 8-12 inches in the southern parts. Despite its inland location, Lenawee County is affected by lake effect snow due to its proximity to Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay.

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

Lenawee County averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Lenawee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lenawee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lenawee County is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Lenawee County, while January and February 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 Lenawee County with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Lenawee County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lenawee County are June, August and September.
In Lenawee County, there are 7.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lenawee County with an average of 15.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In Lenawee County, there are 140.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Lenawee County, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lenawee County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Lenawee County with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 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 35.3 inches in Lenawee County means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Lenawee County with 11.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 122.9 rainy days annually in Lenawee County, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer 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 33.6 inches in Lenawee County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Lenawee County with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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