Zip 49717 (Burt Lake, MI) Climate

49717 Burt Lake, MI enjoys four distinct seasons of temperate weather. Spring brings mild temperatures with plenty of sunshine and occasional spring showers. Summer is warm and often humid with average highs in the mid-70s. Fall temperatures range from mild to cool, with crisp nights and colorful foliage. Winters in 49717 Burt Lake, MI are typically cold but snowfall averages only around 30 inches annually. Temperatures can dip below freezing at night but generally stay above 20°F during daylight hours.

Burt Lake (zip 49717), Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Burt Lake (zip 49717) averages 104 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Burt Lake (zip 49717). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burt Lake (zip 49717) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 104 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49717 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49717 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Burt Lake, Michigan	United States
	31.5 in.	38.1 in.
	103.6 in.	27.8 in.
	150.0 days	106.2 days
	164 days	205 days
	77.3°	85.8°
	9.8°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	650 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 49717 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49717 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 49717 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49717 zip code, there are 2.0 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 49717 zip code with an average of 8.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49717 zip code, there are 172.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49717 zip code, there are 20.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49717 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.

October is the wettest month in the 49717 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.5 inches in the 49717 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49717 zip code with 16.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 150.0 rainy days annually in the 49717 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 103.6 inches in the 49717 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49717 zip code with 29.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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