Living in Detroit, MI, Local Climate & Weather (2024) | Detroit, MI

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Detroit, MI

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	28	43	-15
July	77	79	-2

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	3	11	-8
Winter: Freezing Days	24	12	+12

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	168	217	-49
Cloudy Days	197	148	+49

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
July	14	15	-1

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	112	95	+17
Snow Days	24	7	+17

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Detroit, MI

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	76	68	+8%
July	67	61	+6%

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Is Detroit, MI, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	18	28	36
February	20	31	39
March	28	39	49
April	39	51	62
May	48	62	74
June	59	71	85
July	63	77	89
August	61	74	88
September	56	67	82
October	44	58	72
November	34	44	58
December	25	33	44

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	0	1	-1
May	0	3	-3
June	2	8	-6
July	4	13	-9
August	2	12	-10
September	0	6	-6
October	0	2	-2
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	26	13	+13
February	23	10	+13
March	21	7	+14
April	6	2	+4
May	1	0	+1
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	2	2	No difference
November	12	6	+6
December	24	12	+12

Detroit, MI: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	11	17	-6
February	11	16	-5
March	13	17	-4
April	13	17	-4
May	14	18	-4
June	15	19	-4
July	16	20	-4
August	17	20	-3
September	17	19	-2
October	15	19	-4
November	14	18	-4
December	12	17	-5

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	20	14	+6
February	17	12	+5
March	18	14	+4
April	17	13	+4
May	17	13	+4
June	15	11	+4
July	15	11	+4
August	14	11	+3
September	13	11	+2
October	16	12	+4
November	16	12	+4
December	19	14	+5

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
February	11	11	No difference
March	12	12	No difference
April	13	13	No difference
May	14	14	No difference
June	15	15	No difference
July	14	15	-1
August	14	14	No difference
September	12	13	-1
October	11	12	-1
November	10	10	No difference
December	9	10	-1

Detroit, MI: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	9	+1
February	8	8	No difference
March	10	9	+1
April	9	7	+2
May	10	7	+3
June	10	7	+3
July	10	7	+3
August	8	6	+2
September	8	7	+1
October	10	7	+3
November	10	8	+2
December	9	8	+1

Average Number of Snow Days

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	9	2	+7
February	6	2	+4
March	2	1	+1
April	1	0	+1
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	0	No difference
November	1	1	No difference
December	5	2	+3

Average Humidity (%)

	Detroit, MI	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	76	68	+8%
February	74	66	+8%
March	70	63	+7%
April	65	59	+6%
May	64	61	+3%
June	65	60	+5%
July	67	61	+6%
August	69	62	+7%
September	71	63	+8%
October	72	63	+9%
November	75	65	+10%
December	78	68	+10%