Warm-summer humid continental
Ionia, Michigan
Ionia County, Michigan · Population 13k · 712 ft elevation
Living in Ionia
Ionia has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ionia at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,514 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $789/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 267 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 466 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 15.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 11.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 7.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 1.6″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 3.6″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 14.1″ | 93 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