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Detroit Lakes, MN vs New York, NY weather comparison

Detroit Lakes

MN

New York has around 112 fewer freezing nights a year.

Detroit Lakes picks up around 21 more inches of snow each winter. New York enjoys about 22 more sunny days a year than Detroit Lakes.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit Lakes, MN and New York, NY
Detroit LakesMetricNew York
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies202 days
28 inPrecipitationper year44 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year121 days
48 inSnowfallper year27 in
7 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
178 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F65 days
74%Humidityaverage relative71%
40 °FAverage temperatureyear round56 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Detroit LakesNew York

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit Lakes, Jan: 17 °FDetroit Lakes, Feb: 23 °FDetroit Lakes, Mar: 35 °FDetroit Lakes, Apr: 52 °FDetroit Lakes, May: 66 °FDetroit Lakes, Jun: 75 °FDetroit Lakes, Jul: 79 °FDetroit Lakes, Aug: 78 °FDetroit Lakes, Sep: 69 °FDetroit Lakes, Oct: 53 °FDetroit Lakes, Nov: 37 °FDetroit Lakes, Dec: 22 °FNew York, Jan: 40 °FNew York, Feb: 42 °FNew York, Mar: 50 °FNew York, Apr: 61 °FNew York, May: 71 °FNew York, Jun: 80 °FNew York, Jul: 85 °FNew York, Aug: 83 °FNew York, Sep: 77 °FNew York, Oct: 65 °FNew York, Nov: 54 °FNew York, Dec: 45 °F

Daily lows

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit Lakes, Jan: -3 °FDetroit Lakes, Feb: 0 °FDetroit Lakes, Mar: 15 °FDetroit Lakes, Apr: 29 °FDetroit Lakes, May: 42 °FDetroit Lakes, Jun: 53 °FDetroit Lakes, Jul: 58 °FDetroit Lakes, Aug: 55 °FDetroit Lakes, Sep: 46 °FDetroit Lakes, Oct: 34 °FDetroit Lakes, Nov: 19 °FDetroit Lakes, Dec: 6 °FNew York, Jan: 28 °FNew York, Feb: 29 °FNew York, Mar: 36 °FNew York, Apr: 45 °FNew York, May: 55 °FNew York, Jun: 64 °FNew York, Jul: 71 °FNew York, Aug: 69 °FNew York, Sep: 63 °FNew York, Oct: 52 °FNew York, Nov: 42 °FNew York, Dec: 34 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit Lakes high172335526675797869533722
New York high404250617180858377655445
Detroit Lakes low-301529425358554634196
New York low282936455564716963524234

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Detroit LakesNew York
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit Lakes, Jan: 0.8 inDetroit Lakes, Feb: 0.7 inDetroit Lakes, Mar: 1.4 inDetroit Lakes, Apr: 2.3 inDetroit Lakes, May: 3.5 inDetroit Lakes, Jun: 4.1 inDetroit Lakes, Jul: 4.0 inDetroit Lakes, Aug: 3.3 inDetroit Lakes, Sep: 3.1 inDetroit Lakes, Oct: 2.7 inDetroit Lakes, Nov: 1.3 inDetroit Lakes, Dec: 1.0 inNew York, Jan: 3.2 inNew York, Feb: 3.0 inNew York, Mar: 4.1 inNew York, Apr: 3.6 inNew York, May: 3.3 inNew York, Jun: 3.9 inNew York, Jul: 4.0 inNew York, Aug: 4.0 inNew York, Sep: 3.7 inNew York, Oct: 3.8 inNew York, Nov: 3.0 inNew York, Dec: 3.9 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit Lakes0.80.71.42.33.54.14.03.33.12.71.31.0
New York3.23.04.13.63.33.94.04.03.73.83.03.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Detroit LakesNew York
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit Lakes, Jan: 11 daysDetroit Lakes, Feb: 10 daysDetroit Lakes, Mar: 13 daysDetroit Lakes, Apr: 14 daysDetroit Lakes, May: 16 daysDetroit Lakes, Jun: 16 daysDetroit Lakes, Jul: 22 daysDetroit Lakes, Aug: 22 daysDetroit Lakes, Sep: 19 daysDetroit Lakes, Oct: 15 daysDetroit Lakes, Nov: 11 daysDetroit Lakes, Dec: 10 daysNew York, Jan: 17 daysNew York, Feb: 16 daysNew York, Mar: 17 daysNew York, Apr: 15 daysNew York, May: 15 daysNew York, Jun: 15 daysNew York, Jul: 18 daysNew York, Aug: 18 daysNew York, Sep: 18 daysNew York, Oct: 19 daysNew York, Nov: 17 daysNew York, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit Lakes111013141616222219151110
New York171617151515181818191716

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).