Hot-summer humid continental
Clare, Michigan
Clare County, Michigan · Population 3.3k · 837 ft elevation
Living in Clare
Clare has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°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 (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Clare at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,403 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $792/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.17%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 151 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,091 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 13.8″ | 97 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 11.4″ | 132 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 6.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 2.8″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 2.8″ | 109 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 10.6″ | 81 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