Zip 49729 (Ellsworth, MI) Climate

Ellsworth, MI has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The average winter temperature is around 22°F, while in the summer it can climb to around 82°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of about 28 inches per year. Snowfall in Ellsworth averages around 40 inches annually, making it a cold and snowy place during the winter months.

Ellsworth (zip 49729), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ellsworth (zip 49729) averages 110 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Ellsworth (zip 49729). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ellsworth (zip 49729) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 110 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49729 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49729 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ellsworth, Michigan	United States
	32.5 in.	38.1 in.
	110.2 in.	27.8 in.
	155.4 days	106.2 days
	165 days	205 days
	79.0°	85.8°
	15.5°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.1	4.3
	810 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 49729 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49729 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 49729 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49729 zip code, there are 3.0 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 49729 zip code with an average of 13.2°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49729 zip code, there are 153.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49729 zip code, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49729 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 49729 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.5 inches in the 49729 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49729 zip code with 17.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 155.4 rainy days annually in the 49729 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 Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 110.2 inches in the 49729 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in the 49729 zip code with 32.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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