Warm-summer humid continental
Vassar, Michigan
Tuscola County, Michigan · Population 2.7k · 643 ft elevation
Living in Vassar
Vassar has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Vassar at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,458 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $726/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 895 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,155 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 2.0″ | 13.7″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 10.5″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 6.4″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 2.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 3.4″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 12.2″ | 92 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