Zip 49855 (Marquette, MI) Climate

Marquette, MI (49855) has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 73°F and the average winter temperature is around 16°F. Marquette gets an average of 35 inches of rain annually and 73 inches of snow per year. The city experiences a wide range of temperatures throughout the seasons, making it a great place for outdoor activities all year round.

Marquette (zip 49855), Michigan gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marquette (zip 49855) averages 155 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Marquette (zip 49855). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marquette (zip 49855) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 155 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49855 zip code is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

9.1 Summer - 2.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49855 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marquette, 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 the 49855 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49855 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 49855 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49855 zip code, there are 3.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49855 zip code with an average of 10.1°. This is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49855 zip code, there are 166.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

In the 49855 zip code, there are 17.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49855 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 August, July and September.

September is the wettest month in the 49855 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in the 49855 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

January is the rainiest month in the 49855 zip code with 17.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 158.1 rainy days annually in the 49855 zip code, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 154.7 inches in the 49855 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49855 zip code with 37.4 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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