Warm-summer humid continental
Beechwood, Michigan
Ottawa County, Michigan · Population 2.7k · 617 ft elevation
Living in Beechwood
Beechwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Beechwood at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 617 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,397 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $819/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 293 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,029 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 19.1″ | 71 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 12.9″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 9.5″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 37°F | 3.3″ | 4.2″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 43°F | 4.4″ | 1.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 8.4″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 13.7″ | 64 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