Hot-summer humid continental
Springfield, Michigan
Calhoun County, Michigan · Population 5.3k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Springfield
Springfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Springfield at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,492 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $105k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $851/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.56%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,055 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,373 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 18.1″ | 109 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 15.6″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 6.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 2.1″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 5.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 16.4″ | 91 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