Hot-summer humid continental

Lake Orion, Michigan

Oakland County, Michigan · Population 2.9k · 988 ft elevation

Living in Lake Orion

Lake Orion has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Lake Orion at a glance

Population
2.9k
Elevation
988 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,456 hrs11th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$347k65th percentile
Median rent
$757/mo9th percentile
Median household income
$99k73th percentile
Property tax rate
1.58%76th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
0.9%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
7.736th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
68%83th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
84%
Violent crime rate
175 per 100k50th percentile
Property crime rate
280 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
1717th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lake Orion, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F17°F2.2″12.1″104 hrs
Feb34°F18°F1.9″9.0″126 hrs
Mar44°F26°F2.2″4.1″190 hrs
Apr57°F36°F2.9″0.9″218 hrs
May69°F49°F3.8″—261 hrs
Jun78°F58°F3.3″—303 hrs
Jul82°F63°F3.1″—330 hrs
Aug81°F61°F3.2″—293 hrs
Sep74°F53°F2.9″—241 hrs
Oct60°F42°F2.9″0.1″170 hrs
Nov47°F32°F3.1″1.7″128 hrs
Dec36°F24°F2.3″8.1″93 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