Zip 49816 (Chatham, MI) Climate

49816 Chatham, MI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The warmest months of the year are June through August, when temperatures reach into the mid 70s and low 80s Fahrenheit (20-28°C). Winters offer snowfall and freezing temperatures, with lows usually around 10°F (-12°C). The area receives an average of 30 inches (76 cm) of precipitation annually, the majority of which falls during summer months.

Chatham (zip 49816), Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chatham (zip 49816) averages 156 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Chatham (zip 49816). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chatham (zip 49816) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 161 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 156 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49816 zip code is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 2.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49816 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Chatham, Michigan	United States
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	76.2°	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 49816 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49816 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 49816 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49816 zip code, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49816 zip code with an average of 8.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49816 zip code, there are 180.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49816 zip code, there are 22.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49816 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 49816 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 33% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.9 inches in the 49816 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49816 zip code with 19.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 160.7 rainy days annually in the 49816 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 156.2 inches in the 49816 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49816 zip code with 41.8 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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