Zip 48624 (Gladwin, MI) Climate

48624 Gladwin, MI has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in this region are generally warm and sunny, with temperatures reaching up to 83 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowy, sometimes dipping down to as low as -6 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring is usually mild and wet with temperatures in the 40s and 50s F while fall can be sunny and cool in the mid-50s F. Overall, 48624 Gladwin, MI has variable weather patterns that provide outdoor recreational activities year round.

Gladwin (zip 48624), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gladwin (zip 48624) averages 44 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 Gladwin (zip 48624). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gladwin (zip 48624) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48624 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 48624 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gladwin, Michigan	United States
	31.4 in.	38.1 in.
	44.4 in.	27.8 in.
	115.2 days	106.2 days
	165 days	205 days
	82.3°	85.8°
	10.4°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.2	4.3
	851 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 48624 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 48624 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 48624 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 48624 zip code, there are 6.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48624 zip code with an average of 10.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48624 zip code, there are 165.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48624 zip code, there are 15.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48624 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 48624 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in the 48624 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48624 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 115.2 rainy days annually in the 48624 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.4 inches in the 48624 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48624 zip code with 13.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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john · Gladwin, MI

SECORD TOWNSHIP

Over 14 years ago

THIS IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO CALL HOME OR HAVE A COTTAGE; TOWNSHIP BOARD IS UNRESPONSIVE, AND DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE FOR IT'S CITIZENS. THEY ARE SOMETHING LIKE THE More

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john · Gladwin, MI

Secord Township

Over 14 years ago

The place stinks; most of the people who live there worked at GM in Flint; I hope they lost their savings in the GM Bankruptcy. The Township's run by old losers who More

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