Zip 49917 (Copper City, MI) Climate

49917 Copper City, MI has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters that are often accompanied by snowfall. During the summer months, temperatures in the area typically range from the mid-60s to the mid-80s, making it comfortable for outdoor activities. In the winter months, temperatures can drop to below freezing and occasionally dip into the single digits with an average of 34 inches of snowfall annually. The area also sees moderate rainfall throughout the year with an average of 35 days per year with rain or snowfall.

Copper City (zip 49917), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Copper City (zip 49917) averages 208 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Copper City (zip 49917). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Copper City (zip 49917) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 208 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49917 zip code is 5.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 1.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49917 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Copper City, Michigan	United States
	30.6 in.	38.1 in.
	208.3 in.	27.8 in.
	153.6 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	74.5°	85.8°
	8.5°	21.7°
	5.4	7
	3.2	4.3
	1211 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 49917 zip code with an average high temperature of 74.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49917 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 49917 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49917 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49917 zip code with an average of 8.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49917 zip code, there are 176.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49917 zip code, there are 18.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49917 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 49917 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.6 inches in the 49917 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49917 zip code with 17.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 153.6 rainy days annually in the 49917 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 208.3 inches in the 49917 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49917 zip code with 65.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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