Hot-summer humid continental

Tecumseh, Michigan

Lenawee County, Michigan · Population 8.7k · 801 ft elevation

Living in Tecumseh

Tecumseh has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Tecumseh at a glance

Population
8.7k
Elevation
801 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
36″28th percentile
Annual snowfall
26″65th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,511 hrs13th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$194k32th percentile
Median rent
$969/mo31th percentile
Median household income
$64k36th percentile
Property tax rate
1.63%78th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
6.6%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
6.822th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
67%
Violent crime rate
58 per 100k17th percentile
Property crime rate
326 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7023th percentile
Outdoor access
2626th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Tecumseh, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F15°F2.4″9.0″120 hrs
Feb36°F16°F2.1″5.8″136 hrs
Mar46°F24°F2.4″4.1″188 hrs
Apr59°F34°F3.4″1.0″218 hrs
May71°F45°F3.7″—259 hrs
Jun81°F55°F3.9″—301 hrs
Jul86°F59°F3.5″—329 hrs
Aug83°F57°F3.3″—295 hrs
Sep76°F50°F3.3″—247 hrs
Oct63°F39°F3.0″—182 hrs
Nov49°F29°F2.9″1.3″137 hrs
Dec38°F21°F2.3″4.8″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