Zip 48434 (Forestville, MI) Climate

48434 Forestville, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 78°F while the average low temperature in the winter is around 21°F. Precipitation levels tend to vary throughout the year, but they are generally mild and above average across all seasons. Snowfall is common during the winter months and can range from light to heavy depending on the individual storm. Overall, this area experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from quite warm to quite cold throughout the course of a year.

Forestville (zip 48434), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forestville (zip 48434) averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Forestville (zip 48434). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forestville (zip 48434) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48434 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 48434 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Forestville, Michigan	United States
	33.0 in.	38.1 in.
	44.3 in.	27.8 in.
	126.5 days	106.2 days
	172 days	205 days
	78.6°	85.8°
	15.1°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.2	4.3
	757 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 48434 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 48434 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 48434 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 48434 zip code, there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48434 zip code with an average of 15.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 48434 zip code, there are 144.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 48434 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48434 zip code 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 48434 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.0 inches in the 48434 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 48434 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 126.5 rainy days annually in the 48434 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.3 inches in the 48434 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48434 zip code with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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