Zip 49709 (Atlanta, MI) Climate

49709 Atlanta, MI has a humid continental climate with cool, wet winters and warm, humid summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80°F and the average low temperature in winter is around 20°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with slightly more rainfall during the spring and fall than during the winter. Snowfall is also common in winter, with an annual average of about 33 inches. The area generally enjoys four distinct seasons with mild temperatures during most of the year.

Atlanta (zip 49709), Michigan gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atlanta (zip 49709) averages 105 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Atlanta (zip 49709). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlanta (zip 49709) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 8
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 105 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49709 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 2.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49709 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Atlanta, Michigan	United States
	30.1 in.	38.1 in.
	105.4 in.	27.8 in.
	130.4 days	106.2 days
	171 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	8.2°	21.7°
	6	7
	3.3	4.3
	992 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 49709 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49709 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 49709 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49709 zip code, there are 4.9 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 49709 zip code with an average of 7.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49709 zip code, there are 182.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49709 zip code, there are 23.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49709 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.

August is the wettest month in the 49709 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.1 inches in the 49709 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49709 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 130.4 rainy days annually in the 49709 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 105.4 inches in the 49709 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49709 zip code with 29.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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