Warm-summer humid continental
West Ishpeming, Michigan
Marquette County, Michigan · Population 2.7k · 1,434 ft elevation
Living in West Ishpeming
West Ishpeming has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (118″ a season).
Skies are gray (47% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Ishpeming at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 118″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,220 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $166k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,048/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 209 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 418 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 6°F | 1.6″ | 25.1″ | 78 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 6°F | 1.3″ | 23.9″ | 101 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 14.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 47°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 14.7″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 49°F | 3.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 53°F | 3.9″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 51°F | 2.4″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 2.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 15.0″ | 88 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 12°F | 2.0″ | 21.1″ | 68 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