Escanaba Metro Area, MI Climate

Escanaba, MI Metro Area is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and enjoys a humid continental climate. Summers are typically warm and humid with daytime temperatures averaging in the mid-seventies, while winter months bring sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall. Spring and fall are generally mild to cool with temperatures ranging from the low thirties to high sixties. Precipitation occurs year-round with spring showers bringing most of the annual rainfall of around 32 inches.

Escanaba Metro Area, Michigan gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Escanaba Metro Area averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Escanaba Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Escanaba Metro Area 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Escanaba metro area is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Escanaba metro area, 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 the Escanaba metro area with an average high temperature of 76.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the Escanaba metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Escanaba metro area are July, August and June.

In the Escanaba metro area, 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 the Escanaba metro area with an average of 8.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the Escanaba metro area, there are 169.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the Escanaba metro area, there are 20.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the Escanaba metro area 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.

September is the wettest month in the Escanaba metro area with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.1 inches in the Escanaba metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the Escanaba metro area with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 123.0 rainy days annually in the Escanaba metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 62.0 inches in the Escanaba metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the Escanaba metro area with 15.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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