Zip 49347 (Trufant, MI) Climate

49347 Trufant, MI has a humid continental climate. It experiences warm summers with average temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s, and cold winters with average temperatures in the mid 20s to mid 30s. The area usually receives an average of 36 inches of rain a year, while snowfall averages around 40 inches annually. Winters can be especially harsh, with occasional severe ice storms and strong winds making travel difficult at times. Summers are usually mild and pleasant, though humidity can make it feel quite hot at times.

Trufant (zip 49347), Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Trufant (zip 49347) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Trufant (zip 49347). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Trufant (zip 49347) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49347 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49347 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Trufant, Michigan	United States
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	82.2°	85.8°
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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 49347 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 49347 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 49347 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 49347 zip code, there are 7.3 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 49347 zip code with an average of 13.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49347 zip code, there are 160.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49347 zip code, there are 10.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49347 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.

May is the wettest month in the 49347 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.4 inches in the 49347 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49347 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 131.8 rainy days annually in the 49347 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 64.6 inches in the 49347 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. December is the snowiest month in the 49347 zip code with 17.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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