Hillsdale Metro Area, MI Climate


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Hillsdale, MI Metro Area is characterized by a humid continental climate, meaning that it experiences hot and humid summers, with cold and snowy winters. In the summer months, temperatures can reach high levels during the day with some days feeling like they’re in the triple digits. However, at night time, temperatures cool off to more comfortable levels. During winter months, snowfall is abundant and temperatures stay low in the teens and twenties most days. The area receives an average of 36 inches of rain per year and there are four distinct seasons. It's a great place to experience all that nature has to offer in both the warmest hours of summer and the chilliest nights of winter.

Hillsdale Metro Area, Michigan gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hillsdale Metro Area averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Hillsdale Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hillsdale Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 16
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Hillsdale metro area is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the Hillsdale metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Hillsdale metro area with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the Hillsdale metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Hillsdale metro area are June, August and July.
In the Hillsdale metro area, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Hillsdale metro area with an average of 15.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In the Hillsdale metro area, there are 140.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In the Hillsdale metro area, there are 7.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the Hillsdale metro area 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.
May is the wettest month in the Hillsdale metro area with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in the Hillsdale metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in the Hillsdale metro area with 12.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 129.1 rainy days annually in the Hillsdale metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 41.3 inches in the Hillsdale metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the Hillsdale metro area with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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