Hot-summer humid continental
Shields, Michigan
Saginaw County, Michigan · Population 7.3k · 604 ft elevation
Living in Shields
Shields has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shields at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 604 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,516 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $937/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 168 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 856 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 2.3″ | 11.4″ | 111 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 9.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 5.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 1.3″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 2.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 2.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 11.4″ | 93 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