Warm-summer humid continental

East Grand Rapids, Michigan

Kent County, Michigan · Population 11k · 761 ft elevation

Living in East Grand Rapids

East Grand Rapids has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

East Grand Rapids at a glance

Population
11k
Elevation
761 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
75″95th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,430 hrs11th percentile
Median AQI
5286th percentile
Median home value
$489k81th percentile
Median rent
$1,845/mo82th percentile
Median household income
$168k95th percentile
Property tax rate
1.54%75th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
3.0%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
12.481th percentile
Average commute
17 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
77%90th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
92%
Violent crime rate
43 per 100k12th percentile
Property crime rate
583 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9254th percentile
Outdoor access
1414th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F17°F2.7″21.7″92 hrs
Feb34°F18°F2.1″22.3″122 hrs
Mar44°F24°F2.6″5.3″196 hrs
Apr57°F35°F4.1″2.6″219 hrs
May69°F46°F4.4″—264 hrs
Jun79°F56°F4.0″—303 hrs
Jul82°F60°F3.3″—335 hrs
Aug81°F58°F3.0″—293 hrs
Sep74°F51°F3.5″—244 hrs
Oct61°F40°F3.7″—166 hrs
Nov47°F31°F3.3″6.0″119 hrs
Dec36°F23°F2.8″17.0″79 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