Zip 49970 (Watton, MI) Climate

49970 Watton, MI experiences a humid continental climate with warm and often humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation in the area is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 34 inches annually. Winters tend to be long, cold, and snowy while summers are short and mild. In spring and autumn there can be some severe weather such as thunderstorms, hail, blizzards, and tornadoes. Temperatures in the area range from an average low of 19 degrees Fahrenheit in winter to an average high of 83 degrees Fahrenheit during months of summer.

Watton (zip 49970), Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Watton (zip 49970) averages 148 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 Watton (zip 49970). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Watton (zip 49970) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 4
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 148 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 49970 zip code is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Michigan.

8.9 Summer - 2.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 49970 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Watton, Michigan	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	148.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
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	75.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	5.5	Unlock
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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 49970 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Michigan. In the 49970 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 49970 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 49970 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 49970 zip code with an average of 3.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49970 zip code, there are 189.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

In the 49970 zip code, there are 33.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 49970 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 49970 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.7 inches in the 49970 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 49970 zip code with 15.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 148.7 rainy days annually in the 49970 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 148.3 inches in the 49970 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 49970 zip code with 33.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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