Zip 49837 (Gladstone, MI) Climate

Gladstone, MI 49837 has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. It has low precipitation throughout the year, making it an ideal destination for those seeking to avoid extremes of weather. Summers in Gladstone tend to be long, hot, and humid while winters are short and cold with snowfall that can last up to several months at a time. The average annual temperature in Gladstone is around 34°F (1°C), with highs reaching as high as 88°F (31°C) in the summer months and lows dropping to as low as -9°F (-23°C) during winter.

Gladstone (zip 49837), Michigan gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gladstone (zip 49837) averages 52 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 Gladstone (zip 49837). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gladstone (zip 49837) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 9
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49837 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49837 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 49837 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49837 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 49837 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49837 zip code, there are 2.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49837 zip code with an average of 8.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49837 zip code, there are 167.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49837 zip code, there are 19.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49837 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.

July is the wettest month in the 49837 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.6 inches in the 49837 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 49837 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 121.4 rainy days annually in the 49837 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.1 inches in the 49837 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49837 zip code with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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