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Ralph, MI 49877 has a humid continental climate characterized by cold winters and warm summers. Summers can be hot and humid with moderate precipitation throughout the season. Winters are usually cold and cloudy with occasional snowfall. During the spring and fall months, temperatures are mild with plenty of rainy days. In general, temperature extremes tend to be moderate compared to other areas in Michigan.

Ralph (zip 49877), Michigan gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ralph (zip 49877) averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Ralph (zip 49877). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ralph (zip 49877) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 4
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49877 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Michigan.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 49877 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ralph, 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 49877 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Michigan. In the 49877 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 49877 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 49877 zip code, there are 3.5 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 49877 zip code with an average of 3.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49877 zip code, there are 187.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49877 zip code, there are 32.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49877 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.

July is the wettest month in the 49877 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.8 inches in the 49877 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Michigan.

October is the rainiest month in the 49877 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in the 49877 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 58.2 inches in the 49877 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49877 zip code with 12.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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