Warm-summer humid continental

Beecher, Michigan

Genesee County, Michigan · Population 8.5k · 804 ft elevation

Living in Beecher

Beecher has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Beecher at a glance

Population
8.5k
Elevation
804 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
40″80th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,457 hrs12th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$48k0th percentile
Median rent
$905/mo25th percentile
Median household income
$36k2th percentile
Property tax rate
1.80%84th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
24.5%
Homes with broadband
77%5th percentile
Walkability index
11.978th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
5%1th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
25%
Violent crime rate
1,167 per 100k99th percentile
Property crime rate
1,772 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9254th percentile
Outdoor access
3029th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Beecher, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F16°F2.1″13.1″104 hrs
Feb32°F16°F1.7″10.4″126 hrs
Mar43°F23°F1.9″4.3″190 hrs
Apr56°F34°F3.4″1.2″218 hrs
May68°F46°F3.7″—262 hrs
Jun77°F56°F3.1″—304 hrs
Jul82°F60°F3.4″—331 hrs
Aug79°F59°F3.3″—293 hrs
Sep72°F50°F2.9″—241 hrs
Oct59°F39°F3.0″0.1″169 hrs
Nov46°F30°F2.4″1.7″127 hrs
Dec35°F22°F2.1″9.6″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