Warm-summer humid continental
Brighton, Michigan
Livingston County, Michigan · Population 7.6k · 928 ft elevation
Living in Brighton
Brighton 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 (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brighton at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 928 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $303k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,248/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%
- Violent crime rate
- 74 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,452 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.1″ | 10.4″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 7.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 4.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.2″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 1.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 8.9″ | 98 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