Hot-summer humid continental
Royal Oak, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 58k · 669 ft elevation
Living in Royal Oak
Royal Oak has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ 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 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Royal Oak at a glance
- Population
- 58k
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $306k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,335/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%
- Violent crime rate
- 153 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 746 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th 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 | 20°F | 1.4″ | 9.8″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 10.6″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 4.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 1.5″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 64°F | 3.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 2.2″ | 2.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 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