Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min6:05 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min8:14 am – 5:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 19°F35 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month October69 in of snow a year, on about 30 days2 days above 90°F, 145 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Montague 4 Nw station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsDuck Lake State Parkstate park · 4.4 mi · 53 acresMuskegon State Parkstate park · 6.8 miPioneer Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 163 acresWhite Lake Golf Clubnature preserve · 5.0 mi · 104 acresNatural Area Muskegon Dunes and Swalesstate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 245 acresMNRTF Parcel 15state conservation land · 9.3 mi · 145 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMuskegon County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025203 of 243 days measured38 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Muskegon County monitors, MI
Drinking waterMuskegonserves 37,213 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation580 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSelect Specialty Hospital12.4 miPost officeWhitehall Post Office9.9 miTown hallFruitland Township Hall5.6 miFire stationMontague Fire District Authority9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMuskegon Community College14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMuskegon County Airport MKG15 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR56 miInterstateI-9615 miUS highwayUS 31 Bus9.9 miAmtrakHolland, MI HOM40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49463 ZIP area.
