Warm-summer humid continental
Alpena, Michigan
Alpena County, Michigan · Population 10k · 584 ft elevation
Living in Alpena
Alpena has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alpena at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,378 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $110k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $599/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.53%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 466 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 912 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 13°F | 2.2″ | 15.6″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 14.4″ | 125 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 6.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 48°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 3.5″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 54°F | 2.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 51°F | 2.9″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 3.0″ | 97 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 16.6″ | 65 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