Warm-summer humid continental
Ludington, Michigan
Mason County, Michigan · Population 7.7k · 600 ft elevation
Living in Ludington
Ludington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it is a snowy place (79″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ludington at a glance
- Population
- 7.7k
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 79″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,341 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $824/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 238 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 715 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 19°F | 2.2″ | 26.4″ | 73 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 20.0″ | 107 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 184 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 1.1″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 5.4″ | 104 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 19.6″ | 65 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