Warm-summer humid continental
Chelsea, Michigan
Washtenaw County, Michigan · Population 5.4k · 928 ft elevation
Living in Chelsea
Chelsea has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ 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 (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chelsea at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 928 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $301k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,543/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.56%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 204 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 799 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.4″ | 10.9″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 8.6″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 4.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | 0.9″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 2.7″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 1.8″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 6.0″ | 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