Hot-summer humid continental
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Washtenaw County, Michigan · Population 20k · 735 ft elevation
Living in Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ypsilanti at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,512 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $224k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,034/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.93%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 838 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,648 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.8″ | 16.6″ | 120 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 2.4″ | 17.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 7.3″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 2.4″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 3.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.6″ | 11.9″ | 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