Hot-summer humid continental
Grand Ledge, Michigan
Eaton County, Michigan · Population 7.8k · 837 ft elevation
Living in Grand Ledge
Grand Ledge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grand Ledge at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $189k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $944/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 484 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 2.1″ | 14.3″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 12.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 5.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 1.7″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 2.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 2.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 3.9″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 11.3″ | 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