Warm-summer humid continental
Fenton, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan · Population 12k · 909 ft elevation
Living in Fenton
Fenton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fenton at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,456 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,323/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 194 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,216 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 2.4″ | 15.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 13.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 6.6″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 2.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 3.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 11.4″ | 93 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