Zip 49441 (Norton Shores, MI) Climate

Norton Shores, MI has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures stay around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives abundant rainfall throughout the year, with average yearly precipitation totaling 33 inches per year and snowfall averaging 47 inches per year.

Norton Shores (zip 49441), Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Norton Shores (zip 49441) averages 79 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Norton Shores (zip 49441). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Norton Shores (zip 49441) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49441 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

9.4 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49441 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Norton Shores, Michigan	United States
	34.4 in.	38.1 in.
	79.0 in.	27.8 in.
	119.4 days	106.2 days
	163 days	205 days
	79.7°	85.8°
	19.6°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.4	4.3
	640 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 49441 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49441 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 49441 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49441 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49441 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In the 49441 zip code, there are 130.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 49441 zip code, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 49441 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.

September is the wettest month in the 49441 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in the 49441 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49441 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.4 rainy days annually in the 49441 zip code, which is less rainy 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 79.0 inches in the 49441 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49441 zip code with 25.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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