Zip 49721 (Cheboygan, MI) Climate


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The climate in 49721 Cheboygan, MI is humid continental. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing for most of the season, while summers are usually warm and humid. Rainfall is fairly evenly spread out throughout the year with some precipitation occurring almost every month. On average, January is the coldest month with temperatures averaging around 21°F, while July is the warmest with an average temperature of 69°F.

Cheboygan (zip 49721), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cheboygan (zip 49721) averages 94 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Cheboygan (zip 49721). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cheboygan (zip 49721) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 94 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49721 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49721 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCheboygan, MichiganUnited States
  31.1 in.38.1 in.
  93.8 in.27.8 in.
  134.6 days106.2 days
  158 days205 days
  78.1°85.8°
  8.5°21.7°
  67
  3.44.3
  619 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 49721 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49721 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 49721 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 49721 zip code, there are 2.4 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 49721 zip code with an average of 7.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In the 49721 zip code, there are 176.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
In the 49721 zip code, there are 22.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.
Humidity in the 49721 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 49721 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.1 inches in the 49721 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in the 49721 zip code with 14.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 134.6 rainy days annually in the 49721 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 93.8 inches in the 49721 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49721 zip code with 25.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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