Zip 49015 (Battle Creek, MI) Climate

Battle Creek, MI is situated in a humid continental climate zone, with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is 80°F and the average low temperature in January is 18°F. The city experiences around 35 inches of precipitation per year, with the majority of it falling during the summer months. The area experiences significant snowfall during the winter months, from November through March.

Battle Creek (zip 49015), Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Battle Creek (zip 49015) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Battle Creek (zip 49015). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Battle Creek (zip 49015) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49015 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 49015 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Battle Creek, Michigan	United States
	36.0 in.	38.1 in.
	50.8 in.	27.8 in.
	132.9 days	106.2 days
	161 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	16.9°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	4.6	4.3
	922 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 49015 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In the 49015 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 49015 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 49015 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 49015 zip code with an average of 16.9°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 49015 zip code, there are 134.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 49015 zip code, there are 5.4 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 49015 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 49015 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.0 inches in the 49015 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49015 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 132.9 rainy days annually in the 49015 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring 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 50.8 inches in the 49015 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49015 zip code with 14.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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