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30-year climate normals

Mecosta County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is February, averaging a low of 12.2°F.

Mecosta County gets 37.92" of precipitation a year and 61.3" of snow, and 29% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 28.2° 12.7° 2.43" 17.8"
February 31.4° 12.2° 1.97" 16.0"
March 42.0° 19.8° 2.57" 7.7"
April 54.8° 30.9° 3.95" 1.5"
May 67.6° 43.2° 3.76" 0.0"
June 77.2° 53.0° 3.36" 0.0"
July 81.3° 57.1° 3.48" 0.0"
August 79.0° 55.0° 4.24" 0.0"
September 71.6° 46.9° 3.02" 0.0"
October 58.1° 36.3° 3.76" 0.2"
November 44.1° 27.5° 3.05" 3.8"
December 33.2° 19.3° 2.33" 14.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 2.43"
February 1.97"
March 2.57"
April 3.95"
May 3.76"
June 3.36"
July 3.48"
August 4.24"
September 3.02"
October 3.76"
November 3.05"
December 2.33"
Annual total 37.92"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 404
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,621
Approximate annual cooling cost At 22.01¢/kWh, Michigan average $89
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $587

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Mecosta County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Mecosta County?

Mecosta County averages a high of 81.3°F in July and a low of 12.2°F in February. Annual precipitation is 37.92 inches, including 61.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Mecosta County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Mecosta County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.3°F. That drives 404 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Mecosta County?

Yes. Mecosta County averages 61.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BIG RAPIDS WTP, MI US (USC00200779), 9 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Michigan residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.