Warm-summer humid continental
Montague, Michigan
Muskegon County, Michigan · Population 2.6k · 620 ft elevation
Living in Montague
Montague has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Montague at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,400 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $735/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 19°F | 2.6″ | 26.0″ | 71 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 13.8″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 6.7″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 1.7″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 58°F | 3.0″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 4.7″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 15.9″ | 63 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