Warm-summer humid continental
Belding, Michigan
Ionia County, Michigan · Population 5.9k · 774 ft elevation
Living in Belding
Belding has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it is a snowy place (73″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Belding at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 73″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,514 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $693/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.26%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 385 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 586 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 13°F | 2.2″ | 20.3″ | 111 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 1.9″ | 16.5″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 9.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 2.5″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 3.0″ | 5.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 18.8″ | 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