Warm-summer humid continental
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer County, Michigan · Population 9.1k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Lapeer
Lapeer has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lapeer at a glance
- Population
- 9.1k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,457 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $947/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 294 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,363 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 10.8″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 8.2″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.8″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 1.0″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 3.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 2.8″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.4″ | 1.9″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 7.6″ | 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