Warm-summer humid continental
Alma, Michigan
Gratiot County, Michigan · Population 9.4k · 745 ft elevation
Living in Alma
Alma has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alma at a glance
- Population
- 9.4k
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,516 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $791/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.79%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 311 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 869 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 15°F | 2.2″ | 10.7″ | 111 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.8″ | 9.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 5.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 2.1″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 2.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | 0.3″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 2.7″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 8.2″ | 93 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