Zip 48656 (St. Helen, MI) Climate

48656 St. Helen, MI has a humid continental climate that is generally mild with cold winters and warm summers. The average summer temperature is around 75°F, while the average winter temperature is between 20°F and 30°F. Precipitation in the area averages around 45 inches per year throughout the year, with most of it occurring during the spring and summer months. Winters are typically quite dry with occasional snowfall, while the summers are generally hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms.

St. Helen (zip 48656), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Helen (zip 48656) averages 60 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in St. Helen (zip 48656). The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Helen (zip 48656) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48656 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 48656 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 48656 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 48656 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 48656 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 48656 zip code, there are 3.2 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 48656 zip code with an average of 9.4°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 48656 zip code, there are 173.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 48656 zip code, there are 19.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48656 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.

August is the wettest month in the 48656 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.6 inches in the 48656 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48656 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 135.6 rainy days annually in the 48656 zip code, which is rainier 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 60.1 inches in the 48656 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in the 48656 zip code with 15.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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