Hot-summer humid continental
Battle Creek, Michigan
Calhoun County, Michigan · Population 52k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Battle Creek
Battle Creek has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Battle Creek at a glance
- Population
- 52k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,491 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $128k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $934/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,055 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,373 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 18.1″ | 109 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 15.6″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 6.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 2.1″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 5.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 16.4″ | 91 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