Zip 49724 (Dafter, MI) Climate

49724 Dafter, MI enjoys a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high in the summer months of June, July and August range from the mid-70s to low 80s Fahrenheit while the average lows are in the mid-50s. In the winter months of December, January and February, the average highs range from the lower 30s to mid-20s Fahrenheit while the average lows range from just above 0 to around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of around 32 inches.

Dafter (zip 49724), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dafter (zip 49724) averages 108 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Dafter (zip 49724). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dafter (zip 49724) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 108 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49724 zip code is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 2.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49724 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dafter, Michigan	United States
	33.4 in.	38.1 in.
	107.7 in.	27.8 in.
	156.7 days	106.2 days
	156 days	205 days
	77.4°	85.8°
	5.8°	21.7°
	5.7	7
	3.2	4.3
	694 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 49724 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49724 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 49724 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49724 zip code, there are 1.9 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 49724 zip code with an average of 5.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49724 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 49724 zip code, there are 27.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49724 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 August, July and June.

October is the wettest month in the 49724 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 33% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in the 49724 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49724 zip code with 17.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 156.7 rainy days annually in the 49724 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 107.7 inches in the 49724 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in the 49724 zip code with 28.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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