Hot-summer humid continental
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo County, Michigan · Population 73k · 794 ft elevation
Living in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kalamazoo at a glance
- Population
- 73k
- Elevation
- 794 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,435 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,031/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,084 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,948 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 18.1″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 20°F | 1.3″ | 15.6″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 6.0″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 2.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 5.9″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 16.4″ | 81 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