Detroit weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Detroit is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with August and June close behind. Detroit averages about 2,073 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,073
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 865 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 4.1M
- Elevation
- 194 m
When is the best time to visit Detroit?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Detroit is September, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Detroit?
Detroit gets a moderate 2,073 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #377 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 865 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 53 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 61 mm | 3 |
| April | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 77 mm | 5 |
| May | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 97 mm | 6 |
| June | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 87 mm | 7 |
| July | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 86 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 82 mm | 6 |
| September | 77 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 76 mm | 5 |
| October | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 70 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 59 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Flint United States · 90 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Lansing United States · 119 km · best in Sep · 2,078 h sun/yr
- Cleveland United States · 153 km · best in Aug · 1,820 h sun/yr
- Kalamazoo United States · 181 km · best in Sep · 2,022 h sun/yr
- Grand Rapids United States · 193 km · best in Jul · 2,024 h sun/yr
- Fort Wayne United States · 206 km · best in Sep · 2,140 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Windsor Canada · 33 km · 2,036 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Toledo United States · 79 km · 2,062 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Freeland United States · 158 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Detroit compares month by month: Detroit vs Cleveland · Detroit vs Lansing · Detroit vs Flint · all comparisons
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