Hot-summer humid continental
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Michigan · Population 10k · 627 ft elevation
Living in Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe Farms has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grosse Pointe Farms at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 627 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $419k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,500/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $161k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.77%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 72 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,266 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.1″ | 9.4″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 7.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 6.9″ | 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