Warm-summer humid continental
Caro, Michigan
Tuscola County, Michigan · Population 4.3k · 728 ft elevation
Living in Caro
Caro 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 (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Caro at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,458 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $102k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $728/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.65%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 589 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,648 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 15°F | 2.2″ | 13.1″ | 103 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 5.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 1.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 2.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 11.7″ | 92 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