Warm-summer humid continental
Sandusky, Michigan
Sanilac County, Michigan · Population 2.7k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Sandusky
Sandusky has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Sandusky at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,458 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $724/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 299 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.9″ | 13.0″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 9.5″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 6.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 47°F | 3.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 2.8″ | 0.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.0″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 7.6″ | 92 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