Warm-summer humid continental

Reed City, Michigan

Osceola County, Michigan · Population 2.5k · 1,040 ft elevation

Living in Reed City

Reed City has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Reed City at a glance

Population
2.5k
Elevation
1,040 ft
Average daily high
55°F3th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
61″92th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,364 hrs7th percentile
Median AQI
3616th percentile
Median home value
$105k7th percentile
Median rent
$587/mo1th percentile
Median household income
$49k13th percentile
Property tax rate
1.37%68th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
7.9%
Homes with broadband
84%16th percentile
Walkability index
7.431th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Violent crime rate
590 per 100k91th percentile
Property crime rate
1,022 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
243th percentile
Outdoor access
7978th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
8%
Public land within 30 miles
22%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
525 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Reed City, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan28°F12°F2.4″17.8″89 hrs
Feb31°F12°F2.0″16.0″122 hrs
Mar42°F19°F2.6″7.7″193 hrs
Apr54°F30°F4.0″1.5″211 hrs
May67°F43°F3.8″—268 hrs
Jun77°F53°F3.4″—299 hrs
Jul81°F57°F3.5″—328 hrs
Aug79°F55°F4.2″—290 hrs
Sep71°F46°F3.0″—238 hrs
Oct58°F36°F3.8″0.2″155 hrs
Nov44°F27°F3.0″3.8″103 hrs
Dec33°F19°F2.3″14.3″68 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