Warm-summer humid continental
Coldwater, Michigan
Branch County, Michigan · Population 14k · 971 ft elevation
Living in Coldwater
Coldwater has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Coldwater at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 971 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,490 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $121k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $912/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.49%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 316 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,339 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.5″ | 13.1″ | 110 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 2.3″ | 10.7″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 4.9″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 1.1″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 3.6″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 9.2″ | 91 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