Hot-summer humid continental
Norton Shores, Michigan
Muskegon County, Michigan · Population 25k · 627 ft elevation
Living in Norton Shores
Norton Shores has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Norton Shores at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 627 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 87″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,399 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $214k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,286/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 279 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,702 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 29.1″ | 71 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 20.0″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 7.5″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 1.8″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 2.8″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 6.5″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 22.3″ | 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