Zip 49682 (Suttons Bay, MI) Climate

The climate in 49682 Suttons Bay, MI is characterized by warm and humid summers and cold winters with lots of snowfall. The average summer temperature is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average winter temperature is around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation throughout the year averages around 36 inches, with most of it occurring during the summer months. During the winter months, snowfall averages around 62 inches each year.

Suttons Bay (zip 49682), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Suttons Bay (zip 49682) averages 103 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 Suttons Bay (zip 49682). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Suttons Bay (zip 49682) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 17
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 103 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49682 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49682 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Suttons Bay, Michigan	United States
	31.0 in.	38.1 in.
	102.6 in.	27.8 in.
	141.4 days	106.2 days
	165 days	205 days
	79.3°	85.8°
	16.8°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.3	4.3
	610 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 49682 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49682 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 49682 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49682 zip code, there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49682 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 49682 zip code, there are 146.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 49682 zip code, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49682 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 June.

September is the wettest month in the 49682 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.0 inches in the 49682 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49682 zip code with 16.0 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 141.4 rainy days annually in the 49682 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 102.6 inches in the 49682 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49682 zip code with 30.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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