Zip 48633 (Lake George, MI) Climate

48633 Lake George, MI has a humid continental climate, with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is usually around 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, the average low temperature is usually around 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but especially in the spring and summer months. Snowfall during the winter can sometimes be heavy as well. Overall, this area of Michigan experiences moderately warm temperatures, plentiful precipitation, and cold winters typical of a humid continental climate.

Lake George (zip 48633), Michigan gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake George (zip 48633) averages 68 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 Lake George (zip 48633). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake George (zip 48633) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48633 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 48633 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lake George, Michigan	United States
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	80.5°	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 48633 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 48633 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 48633 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 48633 zip code, there are 4.8 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 48633 zip code with an average of 9.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48633 zip code, there are 180.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 48633 zip code, there are 20.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48633 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 48633 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in the 48633 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48633 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 142.7 rainy days annually in the 48633 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 67.6 inches in the 48633 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in the 48633 zip code with 17.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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