Hot-summer humid continental
Carleton, Michigan
Monroe County, Michigan · Population 2.6k · 617 ft elevation
Living in Carleton
Carleton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Carleton at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 617 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,511 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $871/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 2.2″ | 12.4″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 13.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 5.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.3″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 1.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 8.2″ | 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