Hot-summer humid continental
South Haven, Michigan
Van Buren County, Michigan · Population 4k · 610 ft elevation
Living in South Haven
South Haven has a hot-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (109″ 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 44, with about 14 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
South Haven at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 109″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,371 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $372k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $718/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 546 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 6,152 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 35.9″ | 73 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 22.9″ | 95 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 7.9″ | 181 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 1.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 66°F | 3.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 7.3″ | 115 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 32.8″ | 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