Zip 48629 (Houghton Lake, MI) Climate

48629 Houghton Lake, MI has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot, humid summers. In the winter months, temperatures can range from the low 20s to the mid 30s Fahrenheit, while in the summer months they can range from the mid 70s into the low 80s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with most of it occurring in spring and summer. Storms during these months can bring heavy rain and strong thunderstorms. Snowfall occurs mostly during December and January, though light snow may occur later in the year as well.

Houghton Lake (zip 48629), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Houghton Lake (zip 48629) averages 75 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 Houghton Lake (zip 48629). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Houghton Lake (zip 48629) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 75 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48629 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.2 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 48629 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Houghton Lake, Michigan	United States
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	80.4°	85.8°
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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 48629 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 48629 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 48629 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 48629 zip code, there are 4.5 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 48629 zip code with an average of 9.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48629 zip code, there are 178.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 48629 zip code, there are 20.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48629 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.

August is the wettest month in the 48629 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in the 48629 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48629 zip code with 15.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 146.9 rainy days annually in the 48629 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 75.2 inches in the 48629 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48629 zip code with 19.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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