Warm-summer humid continental
K. I. Sawyer, Michigan
Marquette County, Michigan · Population 2.8k · 1,188 ft elevation
Living in K. I. Sawyer
K. I. Sawyer has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (197″ a season).
Skies are gray (47% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around K. I. Sawyer: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,000 ft around town.
K. I. Sawyer at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,188 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 197″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,220 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $69k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $762/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.94th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 9°F | 1.8″ | 42.1″ | 78 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 8°F | 1.4″ | 36.8″ | 101 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 29.4″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 48°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 17.6″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 1.4″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 54°F | 2.9″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 216 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 5.3″ | 144 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 24.2″ | 89 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 39.9″ | 68 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