Hot-summer humid continental
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Berrien County, Michigan · Population 9k · 594 ft elevation
Living in Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (78″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Benton Harbor at a glance
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 78″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,369 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $76k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $775/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $30k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 20.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 3%0th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%
- Violent crime rate
- 2,082 per 100k100th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,868 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 29.5″ | 73 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 18.8″ | 95 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 7.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 3.8″ | 115 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 16.6″ | 74 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