Warm-summer humid continental
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton County, Michigan · Population 8.3k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Houghton
Houghton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (178″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 12 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Houghton at a glance
- Population
- 8.3k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 178″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,281 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 121th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $861/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $35k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.72%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 23 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 838 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 9°F | 2.0″ | 53.1″ | 68 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 9°F | 1.4″ | 27.0″ | 105 hrs |
| Mar | 34°F | 13°F | 1.5″ | 17.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 46°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 6.9″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 60°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 1.0″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 50°F | 2.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 2.5″ | 151 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 21.4″ | 87 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 16°F | 2.4″ | 48.1″ | 57 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