Hot-summer humid continental
Melvindale, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan · Population 13k · 591 ft elevation
Living in Melvindale
Melvindale has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Melvindale at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 591 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,116/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.72%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 366 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,041 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.5″ | 11.7″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 7.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 5.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.3″ | 0.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 0.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 4.6″ | 98 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