Hot-summer humid continental

Wolverine Lake, Michigan

Oakland County, Michigan · Population 4.5k · 935 ft elevation

Living in Wolverine Lake

Wolverine Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Wolverine Lake at a glance

Population
4.5k
Elevation
935 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
29″18th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,513 hrs14th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$270k52th percentile
Median rent
$1,678/mo75th percentile
Median household income
$88k64th percentile
Property tax rate
1.41%70th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
2.9%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
7.939th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
58%70th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
73%
Violent crime rate
22 per 100k6th percentile
Property crime rate
289 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
1818th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Wolverine Lake, Michigan
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F17°F1.6″9.8″120 hrs
Feb33°F18°F1.1″10.6″136 hrs
Mar43°F26°F1.9″4.7″188 hrs
Apr57°F37°F2.7″1.5″219 hrs
May69°F48°F3.7″—259 hrs
Jun79°F58°F3.2″—302 hrs
Jul82°F62°F2.8″—331 hrs
Aug80°F61°F2.9″—296 hrs
Sep73°F53°F3.1″—248 hrs
Oct60°F42°F2.6″—182 hrs
Nov46°F32°F2.0″2.3″136 hrs
Dec35°F23°F1.6″7.1″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