Warm-summer humid continental
Petoskey, Michigan
Emmet County, Michigan · Population 5.9k · 669 ft elevation
Living in Petoskey
Petoskey has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (124″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Petoskey at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 124″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,354 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $872/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 155 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 500 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 15°F | 2.4″ | 39.3″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 27.2″ | 115 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 12.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 48°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 4.5″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 53°F | 2.9″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 59°F | 2.5″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 9.4″ | 94 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 30.6″ | 71 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