Zip 49271 (Pittsford, MI) Climate

Pittsford, Michigan has a temperate climate with all four seasons. In the spring and summer months, temperatures average around 60-80°F (15-27°C). Winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures averaging around 18-30°F (-7 to -1°C). The area receives an average of 40 inches of rain per year, making it a pleasant place to live with plenty of precipitation for keeping everything green and lush.

Pittsford (zip 49271), Michigan gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pittsford (zip 49271) averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Pittsford (zip 49271). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pittsford (zip 49271) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49271 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 49271 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pittsford, Michigan	United States
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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 49271 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 49271 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 49271 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 49271 zip code, there are 7.4 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 49271 zip code with an average of 15.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 49271 zip code, there are 144.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

In the 49271 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 49271 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.

June is the wettest month in the 49271 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in the 49271 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49271 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in the 49271 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.3 inches in the 49271 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49271 zip code with 11.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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