Hot-summer humid continental
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Macomb County, Michigan · Population 133k · 623 ft elevation
Living in Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sterling Heights at a glance
- Population
- 133k
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,513 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $261k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,267/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%
- Violent crime rate
- 220 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,157 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.2″ | 10.6″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 8.5″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 5.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.7″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 97 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