Hot-summer humid continental
Wolf Lake, Michigan
Muskegon County, Michigan · Population 4.8k · 682 ft elevation
Living in Wolf Lake
Wolf Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wolf Lake at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 87″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,399 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $100k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $992/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.39%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 29.1″ | 71 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 20.0″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 7.5″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 1.8″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 2.8″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 6.5″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 22.3″ | 63 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