Hot-summer humid continental
Buchanan, Michigan
Berrien County, Michigan · Population 4.3k · 696 ft elevation
Living in Buchanan
Buchanan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (63″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Buchanan at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 696 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 63″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,368 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $952/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.44%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 193 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,305 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 22.6″ | 73 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 13.6″ | 96 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 6.3″ | 181 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 4.6″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 14.5″ | 75 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