Warm-summer humid continental
Sparta, Michigan
Kent County, Michigan · Population 4.3k · 755 ft elevation
Living in Sparta
Sparta has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sparta at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 755 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,431 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $954/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 461 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 2.6″ | 13.9″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 14°F | 1.8″ | 7.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 5.7″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | 1.2″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 49°F | 3.1″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 4.2″ | 118 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 15.0″ | 79 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