Detroit climate

Name: Detroit
Address: Michigan, United States

United States · Michigan · 42.331° N, 83.046° W

Köppen Dfahumid continentalContinental

Great Lakes city with cold cloudy winters and warm humid summers.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 83°F / 28°C

Coldest month

February, 20°F / -7°C

Annual swing

64°F / 35°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

November

Rain per year

33.3" / 846 mm

Snow per year

27.9" / 708 mm

Elevation

597 ft / 182 m

Time zone

America/Detroit

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	34 / 1	22 / -6	1.47 / 37	6.6 / 167	75%	10.1 / 16.3	75%
February	35 / 2	20 / -7	1.30 / 33	8.8 / 224	74%	11.2 / 18.0	71%
March	46 / 8	29 / -1	2.30 / 58	4.1 / 103	68%	10.8 / 17.4	65%
April	56 / 13	38 / 3	3.31 / 84	2.0 / 52	69%	10.2 / 16.4	66%
May	67 / 20	49 / 10	3.21 / 82	0.6 / 16	68%	9.3 / 15.0	66%
June	79 / 26	60 / 16	3.77 / 96	0.0 / 0	66%	8.7 / 14.0	54%
July	83 / 28	66 / 19	4.37 / 111	0.0 / 0	70%	7.7 / 12.4	51%
August	81 / 27	64 / 18	3.73 / 95	0.0 / 0	71%	7.6 / 12.2	49%
September	74 / 23	59 / 15	2.85 / 72	0.0 / 0	73%	8.6 / 13.8	53%
October	61 / 16	47 / 9	3.56 / 90	0.1 / 3	73%	10.1 / 16.3	63%
November	48 / 9	34 / 1	1.51 / 38	2.9 / 75	71%	10.5 / 16.9	61%
December	41 / 5	29 / -1	1.94 / 49	2.7 / 69	76%	10.4 / 16.7	79%

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