Zip 49801 (Iron Mountain, MI) Climate

Iron Mountain, MI in zip code 49801 has a humid continental climate with all four seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures averaging around 75°F (24°C). Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures ranging from 20 - 30°F (-6 - -1°C). Spring and fall are milder, but rainfall is common in all seasons. Iron Mountain sees an average of 35 inches (889 mm) of precipitation each year, mostly from rain and snow, although it can be subject to occasional thunderstorms and hail due to its location near Lake Michigan.

Iron Mountain (zip 49801), Michigan gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Iron Mountain (zip 49801) averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Iron Mountain (zip 49801). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iron Mountain (zip 49801) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 4
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49801 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49801 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Iron Mountain, Michigan	United States
	27.8 in.	38.1 in.
	58.2 in.	27.8 in.
	116.6 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	79.0°	85.8°
	3.6°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.3	4.3
	1152 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 49801 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49801 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 49801 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49801 zip code, there are 3.5 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 49801 zip code with an average of 3.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49801 zip code, there are 187.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49801 zip code, there are 32.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49801 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 49801 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.8 inches in the 49801 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 49801 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in the 49801 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 58.2 inches in the 49801 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49801 zip code with 12.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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