Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County), MI Climate

Bear Lake CDP, MI has a relatively mild climate that experiences four distinct seasons. The summers are warm and humid with temperatures averaging around 75°F (24°C), while winters are cold but generally don't experience extreme temperatures, with an average of around 25°F (-4°C). Spring and fall offer moderate temperatures with highs in the mid-50s (12-14°C) and lows in the low-30s (0-2°C). Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year averaging about 32 inches (80 cm) of rain annually.

Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County), Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County) averages 100 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 Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 100 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bear Lake CDP is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Bear Lake CDP, 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 Bear Lake CDP with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In Bear Lake CDP, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bear Lake CDP are August, July and June.

In Bear Lake CDP, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bear Lake CDP with an average of 9.2°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In Bear Lake CDP, there are 177.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In Bear Lake CDP, there are 17.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in Bear Lake CDP 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 Bear Lake CDP with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.3 inches in Bear Lake CDP means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Bear Lake CDP with 16.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 153.9 rainy days annually in Bear Lake CDP, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 99.6 inches in Bear Lake CDP means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Bear Lake CDP with 27.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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