Zip 49116 (Lakeside, MI) Climate

49116 Lakeside, MI has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The summers typically have high temperatures averaging around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter months average in the 20s and 30s. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, averaging between 2 and 3 inches per month. The area also enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with about 210 sunny days on average each year.

Lakeside (zip 49116), Michigan gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lakeside (zip 49116) averages 69 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Lakeside (zip 49116). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lakeside (zip 49116) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49116 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 49116 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 49116 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 49116 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 49116 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 49116 zip code, there are 10.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49116 zip code with an average of 18.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In the 49116 zip code, there are 121.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In the 49116 zip code, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 49116 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in the 49116 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in the 49116 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49116 zip code with 14.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 138.3 rainy days annually in the 49116 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 68.6 inches in the 49116 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49116 zip code with 22.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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