Mount Pleasant Metro Area, MI Climate

The climate of Mount Pleasant, MI Metro Area is generally mild and temperate. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 80s and 90s F (26-32 C). Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures typically staying within the 20s F (-6 - 7 C). There can be big variations in temperature from day to day, but the overall climate remains fairly mild throughout the year. Precipitation comes in all forms, from light snow to heavy rain. The area has moderate humidity levels for most of the year as well.

Mount Pleasant Metro Area, Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Pleasant Metro Area averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Mount Pleasant Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Pleasant Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 13
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Mount Pleasant metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	United States
	32.9 in.	38.1 in.
	47.4 in.	27.8 in.
	109.1 days	106.2 days
	166 days	205 days
	82.6°	85.8°
	13.1°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.3	4.3
	857 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 the Mount Pleasant metro area with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant metro area are June, August and July.

In the Mount Pleasant metro area, there are 7.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Mount Pleasant metro area with an average of 13.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the Mount Pleasant metro area, there are 156.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the Mount Pleasant metro area, there are 9.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the Mount Pleasant 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.

August is the wettest month in the Mount Pleasant metro area with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.9 inches in the Mount Pleasant metro area means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the Mount Pleasant metro area with 10.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 109.1 rainy days annually in the Mount Pleasant metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.4 inches in the Mount Pleasant metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the Mount Pleasant metro area with 14.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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