Warm-summer humid continental
Skidway Lake, Michigan
Ogemaw County, Michigan · Population 2.8k · 810 ft elevation
Living in Skidway Lake
Skidway Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Skidway Lake at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 810 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,412 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $54k0th percentile
- Median rent
- $844/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $34k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.44%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 2.0″ | 14.7″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 10°F | 1.6″ | 11.7″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 6.9″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 2.9″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 3.8″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 12.6″ | 83 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