Warm-summer humid continental
Big Rapids, Michigan
Mecosta County, Michigan · Population 7.8k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Big Rapids
Big Rapids has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Big Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 61″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,434 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $815/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.877th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 464 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,323 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 13°F | 2.4″ | 17.8″ | 91 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 2.0″ | 16.0″ | 121 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 7.7″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 1.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 165 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 3.8″ | 118 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 14.3″ | 78 hrs |
Near Big Rapids
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology