Warm-summer humid continental
Shelby, Michigan
Oceana County, Michigan · Population 2.6k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Shelby
Shelby has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it is a snowy place (79″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shelby at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 79″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,401 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $682/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.24%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 92 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,286 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 16°F | 2.8″ | 26.4″ | 71 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 16°F | 2.0″ | 20.0″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 5.9″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 1.1″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 5.4″ | 113 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 19.6″ | 63 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