Zip 49886 (Spalding, MI) Climate

49886 Spalding, MI, USA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 35°F (1.6°C) and the average annual precipitation is around 36 inches (91 cm). The area experiences four distinct seasons each year, with noticeable differences between summer and winter in particular. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, while summers are warm and humid. Spring brings warmer weather and abundant rainfall which help to make the area lush and green. Fall brings cooler temperatures and less rain as leaves change color before winter arrives.

Spalding (zip 49886), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spalding (zip 49886) averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Spalding (zip 49886). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spalding (zip 49886) 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 6
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49886 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49886 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Spalding, 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 49886 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49886 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 49886 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49886 zip code, there are 4.2 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 49886 zip code with an average of 5.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49886 zip code, there are 183.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49886 zip code, there are 28.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49886 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.

September is the wettest month in the 49886 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in the 49886 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 49886 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 125.9 rainy days annually in the 49886 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 56.9 inches in the 49886 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49886 zip code with 13.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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