St. Joseph County, MI Climate

St. Joseph County, Michigan experiences a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the county ranges from a low of 13°F in January to a high of 79°F in July. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average total of 34 inches each year. Snowfall can be significant in winter months, but usually doesn't exceed 40 inches annually. The county experiences many thunderstorms during the summer months as well as occasional bouts of lake-effect snow during winter months.

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

St. Joseph County averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in St. Joseph County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Joseph County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 17
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In St. Joseph County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Joseph County are June, August and September.

In St. Joseph County, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Joseph County with an average of 16.5°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In St. Joseph County, there are 134.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In St. Joseph County, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in St. Joseph County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in St. Joseph County with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 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 37.6 inches in St. Joseph County means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in St. Joseph County with 13.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 133.5 rainy days annually in St. Joseph County, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring 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 38.9 inches in St. Joseph County means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in St. Joseph County with 12.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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