Warm-summer humid continental
Owosso, Michigan
Shiawassee County, Michigan · Population 15k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Owosso
Owosso has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Owosso at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,514 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $122k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $831/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 607 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,427 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 12.4″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.8″ | 8.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 2.1″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 9.9″ | 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