Hot-summer humid continental
Sturgis, Michigan
St. Joseph County, Michigan · Population 11k · 925 ft elevation
Living in Sturgis
Sturgis has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sturgis at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,433 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $129k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $793/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 445 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,300 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.7″ | 15.0″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 9.7″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 3.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.1″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 2.9″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 9.3″ | 81 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