Warm-summer humid continental
Canadian Lakes, Michigan
Mecosta County, Michigan · Population 2.7k · 994 ft elevation
Living in Canadian Lakes
Canadian Lakes has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Canadian Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 61″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,516 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $259k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $800/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.52th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 2.4″ | 17.8″ | 111 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 2.0″ | 16.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 7.7″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 1.5″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 3.8″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 14.3″ | 92 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