Hot-summer humid continental
East Lansing, Michigan
Ingham County, Michigan · Population 45k · 860 ft elevation
Living in East Lansing
East Lansing has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
East Lansing at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,493 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $252k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,122/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.20%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 216 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,265 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 14.1″ | 109 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 7.3″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 4.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 4.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 1.8″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 7.4″ | 90 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