Zeeland, MI Climate

Zeeland, MI has a humid continental climate with warm, partly cloudy summers and cold winters with intermittent snowfall. Winters tend to be very long and cold, while summers are hot and mostly humid. Spring and autumn are milder, but still experience variable weather conditions throughout the season. The area experiences four distinct seasons, each of which bring its own unique weather conditions. Zeeland receives an average of 32 inches of rain per year, mostly in the spring months, and averages 90 inches of snow annually. Temperatures in Zeeland can range from lows in the single digits during winter to highs near 80°F during summer days.

Zeeland, Michigan gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Zeeland averages 80 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Zeeland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Zeeland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 80 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter

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

Climate	Zeeland, Michigan	United States
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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 Zeeland with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Michigan. In Zeeland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Zeeland are June, August and July.

In Zeeland, there are 5.8 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 Zeeland with an average of 19.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In Zeeland, there are 131.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In Zeeland, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Zeeland but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in Zeeland with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 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 36.8 inches in Zeeland means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in Zeeland with 12.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 117.9 rainy days annually in Zeeland, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 79.8 inches in Zeeland means that it is snowier than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Zeeland with 25.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.