Otsego County, MI Climate

Otsego County, MI is located in the northern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures usually reaching into the 80s and occasionally higher. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping below freezing and plenty of snowfall. The average annual temperature in Otsego County is around 43 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, although it can be quite variable from month to month. Snowfall averages about 100 inches (250 cm) per year, making it one of Michigan's snowiest counties.

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

Otsego County averages 130 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 Otsego County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Otsego County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 152 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 130 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Otsego County is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Otsego 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 Otsego County with an average high temperature of 77.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Otsego County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Otsego County are July, August and June.

In Otsego County, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Otsego County with an average of 9.7°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Otsego County, there are 173.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In Otsego County, there are 17.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in Otsego 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 Otsego County with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.1 inches in Otsego County means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Otsego County with 17.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 151.7 rainy days annually in Otsego County, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 129.5 inches in Otsego County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Otsego County with 34.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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