Hot-summer humid continental
Freeland, Michigan
Saginaw County, Michigan · Population 7.6k · 623 ft elevation
Living in Freeland
Freeland has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Freeland at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,516 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $241k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,235/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 13.9″ | 111 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 11.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 6.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 2.4″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 2.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 32°F | 2.3″ | 3.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 11.8″ | 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