Zip 49862 (Munising, MI) Climate

Munising, MI, USA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature ranges from 16°F in the winter to 72°F in the summer. Winters are cold and snowy with an average of 119” of snowfall each year. Summers are warm and mostly dry with occasional thunderstorms during the warmer months. The area's precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, making for a very pleasant climate.

Munising (zip 49862), Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Munising (zip 49862) averages 153 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Munising (zip 49862). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Munising (zip 49862) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 153 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49862 zip code is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49862 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Munising, Michigan	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	153.2 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	170 days	Unlock
	75.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	5.6	Unlock
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	655 ft.	Unlock

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 49862 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49862 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 49862 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49862 zip code, there are 2.4 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 49862 zip code with an average of 10.5°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49862 zip code, there are 170.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49862 zip code, there are 15.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49862 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 September.

October is the wettest month in the 49862 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in the 49862 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49862 zip code with 19.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 159.8 rainy days annually in the 49862 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 153.2 inches in the 49862 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49862 zip code with 41.5 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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