Hot-summer humid continental
Flat Rock, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan · Population 10k · 597 ft elevation
Living in Flat Rock
Flat Rock has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Flat Rock at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,511 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $201k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,006/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.49%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 255 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 903 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 2.2″ | 13.9″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 17.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 7.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | 1.9″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 2.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 10.9″ | 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