Zip 49817 (Cooks, MI) Climate

Cooks, MI is known for its warm weather throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid with average highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60's. During the winter months, temperatures remain mild with average highs in the mid 30s and lows in the lower 20s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with approximately 35 inches of rain annually and an average of 28 inches of snow during winter months. Winters are typically quite mild and rarely require more than a light jacket or sweater to stay comfortable outdoors.

Cooks (zip 49817), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cooks (zip 49817) averages 122 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Cooks (zip 49817). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cooks (zip 49817) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 122 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49817 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49817 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cooks, Michigan	United States
	30.8 in.	38.1 in.
	122.1 in.	27.8 in.
	145.5 days	106.2 days
	178 days	205 days
	75.4°	85.8°
	10.4°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	3.2	4.3
	778 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 49817 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49817 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 49817 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49817 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49817 zip code with an average of 10.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49817 zip code, there are 159.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49817 zip code, there are 15.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49817 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 49817 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.8 inches in the 49817 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49817 zip code with 15.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 145.5 rainy days annually in the 49817 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 122.1 inches in the 49817 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49817 zip code with 32.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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