Editing Mackinaw City, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Mackinaw City, Michigan post office.jpg|thumb|right|U.S. Post Office in Mackinaw City]]
[[File:Mackinaw City, Michigan municipal building.jpg|thumb|right|Mackinaw City Municipal Building]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|7.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|4.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

The village of Mackinaw City includes the northernmost point of Michigan's [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]]. It lies along the [[Straits of Mackinac]], and thus contains shorelines on both [[Lake Huron]] and [[Lake Michigan]].

The southern approach of the [[Mackinac Bridge]] is located within Mackinaw City, bisecting the village. 

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Mackinaw City has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Mackinaw City, Michigan Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=502&cityname=Mackinaw+City%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |website = Weatherbase }}</ref>
{{Weather box
| location = Mackinaw City, Michigan
| single line = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| Jan high F = 27
| Feb high F = 31
| Mar high F = 41
| Apr high F = 55
| May high F = 68
| Jun high F = 77
| Jul high F = 81
| Aug high F = 79
| Sep high F = 70
| Oct high F = 58
| Nov high F = 44
| Dec high F = 32
| year high F = 55
| Jan low F = 5
| Feb low F = 5
| Mar low F = 15
| Apr low F = 27
| May low F = 38
| Jun low F = 47
| Jul low F = 52
| Aug low F = 50
| Sep low F = 42
| Oct low F = 32
| Nov low F = 24
| Dec low F = 13
| year low F = 29
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.8
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.3
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.1
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.3
| May precipitation inch = 2.5
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.3
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.4
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.8
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.5
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.4
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.2
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.9
| year precipitation inch = 30.4
| source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name="Weatherbase">{{Cite web |year = 2013 |title = Weatherbase.com |url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=502&cityname=Mackinaw+City%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |publisher = Weatherbase }}
Retrieved on August 27, 2013.</ref>
| date = August 2013
}}