Warm-summer humid continental
Burton, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan · Population 30k · 784 ft elevation
Living in Burton
Burton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°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 (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Burton at a glance
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,457 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,006/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.71%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 702 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,972 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.4″ | 15.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 1.9″ | 13.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 6.6″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 2.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 3.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 3.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 11.4″ | 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