Warm-summer humid continental
Gaylord, Michigan
Otsego County, Michigan · Population 4.3k · 1,345 ft elevation
Living in Gaylord
Gaylord has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (140″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gaylord at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 140″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,352 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $844/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 425 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,000 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 182th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 37.4″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 1.1″ | 26.4″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 14.9″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 8.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.5″ | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 55°F | 2.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 2.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 19.2″ | 95 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 31.4″ | 71 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