Hot-summer humid continental
Detroit, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan · Population 637k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Detroit
Detroit has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Detroit at a glance
- Population
- 637k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $77k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,034/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 11%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,654 per 100k100th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,955 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 11.7″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 7.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 5.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 0.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 4.6″ | 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