Warm-summer humid continental
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette County, Michigan · Population 21k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Marquette
Marquette has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (102″ a season).
Skies are gray (47% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marquette at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 102″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,221 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $254k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $958/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 177 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 490 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 12°F | 1.9″ | 25.1″ | 77 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 13°F | 1.5″ | 20.9″ | 100 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 21°F | 1.6″ | 14.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 46°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 8.4″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 59°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 50°F | 3.0″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 58°F | 2.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 40°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 144 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 11.1″ | 88 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 21.1″ | 68 hrs |
Near Marquette
- Harvey, MI · 3.1k
- Negaunee, MI · 4.6k
- Ishpeming, MI · 6.2k
- K. I. Sawyer, MI · 2.8k
- West Ishpeming, MI · 2.7k
- Gladstone, MI · 5.2k
- Norway, MI · 2.8k
- Escanaba, MI · 12k
Largest places in Michigan
- Detroit, MI · 637k
- Grand Rapids, MI · 198k
- Warren, MI · 138k
- Sterling Heights, MI · 133k
- Ann Arbor, MI · 121k
- Lansing, MI · 113k
- Dearborn, MI · 108k
- Livonia, MI · 94k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology