Zip 49935 (Iron River, MI) Climate

49935 Iron River, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with temperatures ranging from an average winter low of 8°F to an average summer high of 77°F. Snowfall typically falls between November and April each year, making up the majority of the yearly precipitation with slightly higher averages in January and February. The area experiences an average of five days a month with temperatures above 90°F in the summer months and below 0°F in the winter months.

Iron River (zip 49935), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Iron River (zip 49935) averages 80 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 River (zip 49935). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iron River (zip 49935) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 80 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49935 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

8.8 Summer - 3.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49935 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Iron River, Michigan	United States
	30.5 in.	38.1 in.
	79.7 in.	27.8 in.
	127.4 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	77.9°	85.8°
	0.4°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	3.2	4.3
	1490 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 49935 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49935 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 49935 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49935 zip code, there are 1.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49935 zip code with an average of 0.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49935 zip code, there are 201.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49935 zip code, there are 44.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49935 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 49935 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in the 49935 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 49935 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 127.4 rainy days annually in the 49935 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 79.7 inches in the 49935 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49935 zip code with 16.8 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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