Zip 48870 (Palo, MI) Climate

Palo, MI is located in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan and has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid-70s and sometimes reaching the mid-80s. Winters are cold with average temperatures in the 20s and sometimes dipping to below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The area sees an average of 32 inches of precipitation per year, which is spread out over all four seasons. Snowfall averages around 55 inches annually.

Palo (zip 48870), Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Palo (zip 48870) averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Palo (zip 48870). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Palo (zip 48870) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48870 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 48870 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 48870 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 48870 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 48870 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 48870 zip code, there are 7.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48870 zip code with an average of 14.5°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48870 zip code, there are 151.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48870 zip code, there are 8.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48870 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 48870 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in the 48870 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 48870 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 122.6 rainy days annually in the 48870 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 58.7 inches in the 48870 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48870 zip code with 17.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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