Hot-summer humid continental
Richmond, Michigan
Macomb County, Michigan · Population 5.8k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Richmond
Richmond has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Richmond at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,340 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $228k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $870/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 152 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 406 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 2.4″ | 10.8″ | 82 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.9″ | 13.3″ | 99 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 6.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 2.6″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 167 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 3.5″ | 114 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 10.3″ | 72 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