Warm-summer humid continental

Grand Haven, Michigan

Ottawa County, Michigan · Population 11k · 604 ft elevation

Living in Grand Haven

Grand Haven has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ 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.

Grand Haven at a glance

Population
11k
Elevation
604 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
87″97th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,398 hrs10th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$242k46th percentile
Median rent
$961/mo30th percentile
Median household income
$61k31th percentile
Property tax rate
1.36%68th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
4.0%
Homes with broadband
84%16th percentile
Walkability index
9.360th percentile
Average commute
19 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
60%71th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
78%
Violent crime rate
217 per 100k59th percentile
Property crime rate
715 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8336th percentile
Outdoor access
1212th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Grand Haven, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F19°F2.8″29.1″71 hrs
Feb33°F20°F2.0″20.0″104 hrs
Mar42°F26°F2.3″7.5″191 hrs
Apr55°F36°F3.7″1.8″223 hrs
May67°F47°F3.8″—271 hrs
Jun76°F57°F3.5″—303 hrs
Jul80°F62°F3.6″—339 hrs
Aug79°F60°F3.1″—304 hrs
Sep73°F53°F3.5″—249 hrs
Oct60°F43°F3.8″—168 hrs
Nov47°F33°F3.1″6.5″113 hrs
Dec37°F25°F2.4″22.3″63 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