Zip 49636 (Glen Arbor, MI) Climate

Glen Arbor, Michigan, located in the northwest of the Lower Peninsula, has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and can be humid at times with temperatures as high as 90°F (32°C). Winters are cold with temperatures often dropping below freezing. During the winter months an average of 90 inches (229 cm) of snow falls yearly. The area experiences four distinct seasons and receives much precipitation throughout the year.

Glen Arbor (zip 49636), Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glen Arbor (zip 49636) averages 120 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Glen Arbor (zip 49636). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glen Arbor (zip 49636) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 120 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49636 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.4 Summer - 3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49636 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Glen Arbor, Michigan	United States
	33.5 in.	38.1 in.
	120.2 in.	27.8 in.
	143.0 days	106.2 days
	165 days	205 days
	79.8°	85.8°
	17.0°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.3	4.3
	607 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 49636 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49636 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 49636 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49636 zip code, there are 4.0 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 49636 zip code with an average of 17.0°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 49636 zip code, there are 144.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 49636 zip code, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49636 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 August, July and September.

September is the wettest month in the 49636 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in the 49636 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49636 zip code with 17.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 143.0 rainy days annually in the 49636 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 120.2 inches in the 49636 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49636 zip code with 35.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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