Hot-summer humid continental
Hamtramck, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan · Population 28k · 630 ft elevation
Living in Hamtramck
Hamtramck has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ 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 poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hamtramck at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $116k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $907/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.47%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 614 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,526 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 9.4″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 7.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 3.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 64°F | 3.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 2.2″ | 0.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 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