Hot-summer humid continental
Lansing, Michigan
Ingham County, Michigan · Population 113k · 853 ft elevation
Living in Lansing
Lansing has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lansing at a glance
- Population
- 113k
- Elevation
- 853 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,493 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $119k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $976/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.16%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,337 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,113 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 2.1″ | 14.3″ | 109 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 12.9″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 5.9″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 1.7″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 2.9″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 2.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 3.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 11.3″ | 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