Zip 48006 (Avoca, MI) Climate

The climate in 48006 Avoca, MI is a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the summer months reaches the mid 80s, while the winter months have an average temperature of around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is spread throughout the year with an average annual precipitation of 36.2 inches. Although snowfall can occur in the winter months, it does not typically accumulate to be much more than a few inches at most.

Avoca (zip 48006), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Avoca (zip 48006) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Avoca (zip 48006). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Avoca (zip 48006) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48006 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 48006 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Avoca, Michigan	United States
	33.2 in.	38.1 in.
	36.6 in.	27.8 in.
	119.7 days	106.2 days
	175 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	14.1°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.5	4.3
	755 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 48006 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Michigan. In the 48006 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 48006 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 48006 zip code, there are 4.9 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 48006 zip code with an average of 14.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48006 zip code, there are 151.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48006 zip code, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48006 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 48006 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.2 inches in the 48006 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

April is the rainiest month in the 48006 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in the 48006 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 25% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.6 inches in the 48006 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48006 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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