Zip 48742 (Lincoln, MI) Climate

48742 Lincoln, MI has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. July is the warmest month in Lincoln with an average temperature of 75°F, while January is typically the coldest month with temperatures averaging around 18°F. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, with February being the wettest month with an average of 3.1 inches of precipitation. Snowfall is common during winter months between December and March. Average snowfall amounts to about 56 inches per season.

Lincoln (zip 48742), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lincoln (zip 48742) averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Lincoln (zip 48742). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lincoln (zip 48742) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48742 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 48742 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lincoln, Michigan	United States
	31.2 in.	38.1 in.
	62.2 in.	27.8 in.
	125.7 days	106.2 days
	171 days	205 days
	78.5°	85.8°
	10.3°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3.3	4.3
	820 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 48742 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 48742 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 48742 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 48742 zip code, there are 2.0 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 48742 zip code with an average of 10.3°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48742 zip code, there are 168.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48742 zip code, there are 16.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48742 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.

June is the wettest month in the 48742 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.2 inches in the 48742 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 48742 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 125.7 rainy days annually in the 48742 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 62.2 inches in the 48742 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48742 zip code with 16.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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