Zip 49892 (Vulcan, MI) Climate

Vulcan, MI, experiences four distinct seasons with a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. The average temperature in summer is around 75°F (24°C), while the average temperature in winter is around 23°F (-5°C). The area typically receives snowfall from late November through mid-April, with an average snowfall of 34 inches (86 cm) per year. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of 36 inches (91 cm).

Vulcan (zip 49892), Michigan gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vulcan (zip 49892) averages 63 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 Vulcan (zip 49892). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vulcan (zip 49892) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 3
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49892 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49892 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Vulcan, Michigan	United States
	28.5 in.	38.1 in.
	63.4 in.	27.8 in.
	127.9 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	80.2°	85.8°
	3.4°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.3	4.3
	910 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 49892 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49892 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 49892 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 49892 zip code, there are 5.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49892 zip code with an average of 3.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49892 zip code, there are 188.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49892 zip code, there are 33.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49892 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 49892 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.5 inches in the 49892 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 49892 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 127.9 rainy days annually in the 49892 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 63.4 inches in the 49892 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49892 zip code with 14.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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