The climate of Detroit (Michigan
- United States of America)
Detroit is located in the southwestern part of Michigan in the
vicinity of the Canadian border. Detroit is the largest city in the
state of Michigan; its urban area is home to more than 5 million
people. The city is located on the banks of the Detroit River between
Lake Erie and Lake Saint Claire. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler
have their headquarters in Detroit. The founder of the Motown Music
Label Berry Gordy jr. was born here. At the end of the 1950s he
invented this music genre. The Detroit Lions (Football), the Detroit
Pistons (Basketball, the Detroit Red Wings (ice hockey) and the
Detroit Tigers (Baseball) all play their home matches in Detroit.
Several universities and colleges can be found in the city as well.
Detroit has a warm continental climate with cold winters and
pleasantly warm summers. However, during the summers temperatures
rapidly drop during the evening. During the winter longer periods with
subzero temperatures are not uncommon. During the winter most
precipitation falls in the form of snow.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Detroit:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-1
-8
3
13
3
February
0
-7
4
11
2
March
7
-2
5
13
2
April
14
4
7
12
3
May
21
10
8
11
7
June
26
15
9
11
12
July
28
18
10
9
18
August
27
17
8
9
21
September
23
13
7
10
19
October
16
7
5
10
4
November
9
2
3
12
9
December
2
-5
3
14
5
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
