Wayne County, MI Climate

Wayne, MI County has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. It is located in the Great Lakes region near Lake Erie, so it experiences its share of lake-effect snow during the winter months. Average temperatures in Wayne range from below freezing in January to the mid-70s Fahrenheit in July. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with average annual rainfall between 29 and 32 inches. The county enjoys moderate humidity levels but can be subject to extreme weather events such as tornados during spring and summer months.

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

Wayne County averages 35 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 Wayne County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayne 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wayne County is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Wayne County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wayne, Michigan	United States
	33.7 in.	38.1 in.
	35.3 in.	27.8 in.
	127.2 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	18.2°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.3	4.3
	639 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 Wayne County with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In Wayne County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayne County are June, September and August.

In Wayne County, there are 9.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wayne County with an average of 18.2°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In Wayne County, there are 127.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In Wayne County, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Wayne 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.

June is the wettest month in Wayne County with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.7 inches in Wayne County means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Wayne County with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 127.2 rainy days annually in Wayne County, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.3 inches in Wayne County means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Wayne County with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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