Warm-summer humid continental
Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale County, Michigan · Population 8k · 1,132 ft elevation
Living in Hillsdale
Hillsdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hillsdale at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,490 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $801/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 188 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 841 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 2.8″ | 13.3″ | 110 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 2.3″ | 11.5″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 5.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.5″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 3.0″ | 3.4″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 9.1″ | 91 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