Hot-summer humid continental
Rockwood, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan · Population 3.2k · 584 ft elevation
Living in Rockwood
Rockwood 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 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rockwood at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,511 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $180k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $968/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 32 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 384 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 12.4″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 13.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 5.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 1.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 8.2″ | 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