Zip 49096 (Vermontville, MI) Climate


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United States / Michigan / Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area / Eaton County / No City / Vermontville (zip 49096)
49096 Vermontville, MI has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm to hot summers. The average high temperature in the winter is around 24°F while the average low temperature is around 12°F. During the summer months, the average high is around 83°F and the average low is around 60°F. Rainfall occurs throughout the year with an average of 3 inches in April and May, 4 inches in June and September, 5 inches in October and November, 2 inches in December and January, and 4 inches in February and March.

Vermontville (zip 49096), Michigan gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vermontville (zip 49096) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Vermontville (zip 49096). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vermontville (zip 49096) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 16
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49096 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49096 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateVermontville, MichiganUnited States
  35.6 in.38.1 in.
  51.0 in.27.8 in.
  135.2 days106.2 days
  174 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  6.77
  3.44.3
  900 ft.2443 ft.
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 49096 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 49096 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 49096 zip code are June, August and September.
In the 49096 zip code, there are 8.9 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 49096 zip code with an average of 15.9°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In the 49096 zip code, there are 142.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
In the 49096 zip code, there are 6.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
Humidity in the 49096 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
May is the wettest month in the 49096 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in the 49096 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in the 49096 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 135.2 rainy days annually in the 49096 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 51.0 inches in the 49096 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49096 zip code with 15.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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