Hot-summer humid continental
Rochester, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 13k · 761 ft elevation
Living in Rochester
Rochester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rochester at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $451k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,201/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.26%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%84th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%
- Violent crime rate
- 46 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 224 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.2″ | 12.1″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 9.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 4.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.1″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 2.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 1.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 8.1″ | 97 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