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Detroit Lakes, MN vs Philadelphia, PA weather comparison

Detroit Lakes

MN

Philadelphia endures about 30 more days above 90 °F each year.

Detroit Lakes picks up around 29 more inches of snow each winter. Philadelphia has around 102 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit Lakes, MN and Philadelphia, PA
Detroit LakesMetricPhiladelphia
180 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies203 days
28 inPrecipitationper year43 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year120 days
48 inSnowfallper year18 in
7 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
178 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F76 days
74%Humidityaverage relative68%
40 °FAverage temperatureyear round57 °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 LakesPhiladelphia

Daily highs

255075JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit 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 °FPhiladelphia, Jan: 41 °FPhiladelphia, Feb: 44 °FPhiladelphia, Mar: 53 °FPhiladelphia, Apr: 65 °FPhiladelphia, May: 75 °FPhiladelphia, Jun: 84 °FPhiladelphia, Jul: 89 °FPhiladelphia, Aug: 86 °FPhiladelphia, Sep: 80 °FPhiladelphia, Oct: 67 °FPhiladelphia, Nov: 56 °FPhiladelphia, Dec: 46 °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 °FPhiladelphia, Jan: 27 °FPhiladelphia, Feb: 29 °FPhiladelphia, Mar: 35 °FPhiladelphia, Apr: 45 °FPhiladelphia, May: 55 °FPhiladelphia, Jun: 65 °FPhiladelphia, Jul: 70 °FPhiladelphia, Aug: 68 °FPhiladelphia, Sep: 61 °FPhiladelphia, Oct: 50 °FPhiladelphia, Nov: 40 °FPhiladelphia, Dec: 32 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit Lakes high172335526675797869533722
Philadelphia high414453657584898680675646
Detroit Lakes low-301529425358554634196
Philadelphia low272935455565706861504032

Monthly precipitation

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

Detroit LakesPhiladelphia
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 inPhiladelphia, Jan: 3.2 inPhiladelphia, Feb: 3.0 inPhiladelphia, Mar: 4.1 inPhiladelphia, Apr: 3.6 inPhiladelphia, May: 3.5 inPhiladelphia, Jun: 3.8 inPhiladelphia, Jul: 3.9 inPhiladelphia, Aug: 3.7 inPhiladelphia, Sep: 4.1 inPhiladelphia, Oct: 3.6 inPhiladelphia, Nov: 2.9 inPhiladelphia, Dec: 4.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit Lakes0.80.71.42.33.54.14.03.33.12.71.31.0
Philadelphia3.23.04.13.63.53.83.93.74.13.62.94.0

Monthly sunny days

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

Detroit LakesPhiladelphia
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 daysPhiladelphia, Jan: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Feb: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Mar: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Apr: 15 daysPhiladelphia, May: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Jun: 16 daysPhiladelphia, Jul: 18 daysPhiladelphia, Aug: 19 daysPhiladelphia, Sep: 18 daysPhiladelphia, Oct: 19 daysPhiladelphia, Nov: 17 daysPhiladelphia, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit Lakes111013141616222219151110
Philadelphia161616151616181918191716

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).