Warm-summer humid continental
Gladstone, Michigan
Delta County, Michigan · Population 5.2k · 600 ft elevation
Living in Gladstone
Gladstone has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are gray (47% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gladstone at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,217 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $793/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.62%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 287 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 7°F | 1.6″ | 10.3″ | 78 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 6°F | 1.3″ | 8.4″ | 101 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 7.9″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 3.1″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 50°F | 2.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 2.9″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 144 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 3.7″ | 89 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 16°F | 1.8″ | 8.7″ | 69 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