Zip 48157 (Luna Pier, MI) Climate

48157 Luna Pier, MI has a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 75°F (24°C), while the average temperature in January is 24°F (-4°C). Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of 31 inches (79 cm). The area can experience strong winds during storms and snowfall from November through April.

Luna Pier (zip 48157), Michigan gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Luna Pier (zip 48157) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Luna Pier (zip 48157). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Luna Pier (zip 48157) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48157 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 48157 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Luna Pier, Michigan	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	83.8°	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 48157 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In the 48157 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 48157 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 48157 zip code, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48157 zip code with an average of 17.2°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 48157 zip code, there are 134.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 48157 zip code, there are 3.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 48157 zip code 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.

August is the wettest month in the 48157 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in the 48157 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48157 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 125.2 rainy days annually in the 48157 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.4 inches in the 48157 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48157 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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