Warm-summer humid continental
East Tawas, Michigan
Iosco County, Michigan · Population 2.7k · 594 ft elevation
Living in East Tawas
East Tawas has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°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 (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
East Tawas at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,413 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $114k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $569/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 2.1″ | 14.3″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 1.8″ | 12.4″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 7.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 2.9″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 2.6″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 9.7″ | 83 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