Hot-summer humid continental
Southgate, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan · Population 30k · 604 ft elevation
Living in Southgate
Southgate has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ 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.
Southgate at a glance
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 604 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,102/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 374 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,492 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 2.2″ | 14.0″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 12.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 6.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 3.2″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | 1.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 8.9″ | 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