Mecosta County, MI Climate

Mecosta County, MI has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer, temperatures range from highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid-60s. Spring brings mild temperatures with warm days and cool nights. Fall is characterized by crisp, cool temperatures that average in the mid to upper 50s during the day and low 40s at night. Winters are cold and snowy, with daytime highs sometimes dropping as low as single digits and overnight lows averaging around zero degrees Fahrenheit.

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

Mecosta County averages 61 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Mecosta County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mecosta County 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 61 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mecosta County is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter

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

Climate	Mecosta, Michigan	United States
	35.6 in.	38.1 in.
	61.3 in.	27.8 in.
	126.6 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	81.9°	85.8°
	12.5°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.3	4.3
	1001 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 Mecosta County with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Michigan. In Mecosta County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mecosta County are June, August and July.

In Mecosta County, there are 6.3 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 Mecosta County with an average of 12.5°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Mecosta County, there are 164.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Mecosta County, there are 11.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in Mecosta 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.

August is the wettest month in Mecosta County with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in Mecosta County means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in Mecosta County with 12.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 126.6 rainy days annually in Mecosta County, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 61.3 inches in Mecosta County means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Mecosta County with 17.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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