Warm-summer humid continental
Whitmore Lake, Michigan
Washtenaw County, Michigan · Population 8.1k · 938 ft elevation
Living in Whitmore Lake
Whitmore Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Whitmore Lake at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 938 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 61″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $270k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,268/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 2.4″ | 18.3″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 2.1″ | 15.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 8.3″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 2.6″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 4.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 12.7″ | 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