Warm-summer humid continental
Paw Paw Lake, Michigan
Berrien County, Michigan · Population 3.8k · 636 ft elevation
Living in Paw Paw Lake
Paw Paw Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is a snowy place (78″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Paw Paw Lake at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 78″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,370 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,151/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 125 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 501 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 29.5″ | 73 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 18.8″ | 95 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 7.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.3″ | 1.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 3.8″ | 115 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 16.6″ | 74 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