Warm-summer humid continental
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Chippewa County, Michigan · Population 13k · 610 ft elevation
Living in Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (120″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sault Ste. Marie at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 120″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,255 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $787/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.90%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 399 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 799 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 263th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 9°F | 2.2″ | 30.3″ | 83 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 1.5″ | 20.7″ | 115 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 13.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Apr | 49°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 7.6″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 50°F | 2.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 56°F | 3.2″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | 1.7″ | 145 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 29°F | 3.4″ | 16.0″ | 86 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 18°F | 2.8″ | 30.4″ | 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