Zip 48138 (Grosse Ile, MI) Climate

Grosse Ile, MI has a humid continental climate. Summers in the area are warm and humid, while winters are cold and windy with average temperatures ranging from -1°C to 25°C throughout the year. Precipitation is abundant, especially during the summer months when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall can range from light to heavy depending on the season. The area typically receives an average of 4 inches of snow annually.

Grosse Ile (zip 48138), Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grosse Ile (zip 48138) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Grosse Ile (zip 48138). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grosse Ile (zip 48138) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48138 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 48138 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grosse Ile, Michigan	United States
	34.0 in.	38.1 in.
	34.6 in.	27.8 in.
	124.3 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	18.2°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.3	4.3
	580 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 48138 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In the 48138 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 48138 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 48138 zip code, there are 9.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48138 zip code with an average of 18.2°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 48138 zip code, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In the 48138 zip code, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 48138 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

September is the wettest month in the 48138 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.0 inches in the 48138 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48138 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in the 48138 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer 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 34.6 inches in the 48138 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48138 zip code with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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