Zip 49841 (K. I. Sawyer, MI) Climate

K. I. Sawyer, MI has a humid continental climate, with cold, snow-filled winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter months is around 19 degrees Fahrenheit, while the summer months average around 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, and snowfall in winter can reach up to 80 inches along with occasional thunderstorms during the summertime. In general, K. I Sawyers' climate is mild but changeable due to its location between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, which serve as moderating influences on temperatures and rainfall amounts.

K. I. Sawyer (zip 49841), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

K. I. Sawyer (zip 49841) averages 168 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 K. I. Sawyer (zip 49841). The US average is 205 sunny days.

K. I. Sawyer (zip 49841) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 161 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 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 168 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49841 zip code is 5.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 2.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49841 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	K. I. Sawyer, Michigan	United States
	33.0 in.	38.1 in.
	168.0 in.	27.8 in.
	160.6 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	76.8°	85.8°
	6.4°	21.7°
	5.4	7
	3.1	4.3
	1114 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 49841 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49841 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 49841 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49841 zip code, there are 1.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49841 zip code with an average of 6.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49841 zip code, there are 184.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49841 zip code, there are 26.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49841 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 August, July and June.

September is the wettest month in the 49841 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.0 inches in the 49841 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49841 zip code with 18.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 160.6 rainy days annually in the 49841 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 168.0 inches in the 49841 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49841 zip code with 40.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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