Zip 48237 (Oak Park, MI) Climate

48237 Oak Park, MI is located in the humid continental climate zone which typically experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and wet with occasional snowfall. The area receives an average of 32 inches of rain each year and the average temperature ranges from a low of 21°F in January to a high of 83°F in July. The area also enjoys over 200 sunny days per year making it an ideal location for outdoor activities during the warmer months and enjoying the cozy winter atmosphere as well.

Oak Park (zip 48237), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oak Park (zip 48237) averages 34 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 Oak Park (zip 48237). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oak Park (zip 48237) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 48237 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.3 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 48237 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oak Park, Michigan	United States
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	83.2°	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 48237 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In the 48237 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 48237 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 48237 zip code, there are 7.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48237 zip code with an average of 18.0°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 48237 zip code, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.

In the 48237 zip code, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48237 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 48237 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.9 inches in the 48237 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48237 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 125.8 rainy days annually in the 48237 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.9 inches in the 48237 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48237 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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