Warm-summer humid continental

Plymouth, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan · Population 9.2k · 728 ft elevation

Living in Plymouth

Plymouth has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Plymouth at a glance

Population
9.2k
Elevation
728 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,512 hrs13th percentile
Median AQI
5492th percentile
Median home value
$418k74th percentile
Median rent
$1,118/mo44th percentile
Median household income
$112k81th percentile
Property tax rate
1.46%72th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
3.1%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
11.374th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
69%84th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
79%
Violent crime rate
77 per 100k24th percentile
Property crime rate
765 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
2323th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Plymouth, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F16°F2.3″9.8″120 hrs
Feb34°F16°F1.8″10.6″136 hrs
Mar44°F24°F2.1″4.7″188 hrs
Apr57°F34°F3.0″1.5″218 hrs
May69°F46°F3.6″—259 hrs
Jun78°F56°F3.3″—302 hrs
Jul83°F60°F3.2″—330 hrs
Aug81°F59°F3.2″—295 hrs
Sep74°F51°F3.4″—248 hrs
Oct60°F40°F2.6″—182 hrs
Nov47°F30°F2.5″2.3″137 hrs
Dec35°F22°F2.0″7.1″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