Warm-summer humid continental
Houghton Lake, Michigan
Roscommon County, Michigan · Population 5.8k · 1,138 ft elevation
Living in Houghton Lake
Houghton Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Houghton Lake at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,405 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $791/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 10°F | 1.9″ | 17.7″ | 97 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 9°F | 1.4″ | 17.3″ | 131 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 11.4″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 3.3″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 46°F | 2.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 3.8″ | 108 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 21.0″ | 80 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