Warm-summer humid continental
Allendale, Michigan
Ottawa County, Michigan · Population 26k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Allendale
Allendale has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Allendale at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,398 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $288k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,081/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 2.8″ | 21.7″ | 71 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 22.3″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 5.3″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 2.6″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | — | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 6.0″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 17.0″ | 63 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology