Warm-summer humid continental
Hastings, Michigan
Barry County, Michigan · Population 7.5k · 817 ft elevation
Living in Hastings
Hastings has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it is a snowy place (68″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hastings at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 68″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,493 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $159k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $785/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 399 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,638 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 21.5″ | 109 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 15.3″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 7.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 2.1″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 5.4″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 16.2″ | 90 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