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Detroit, MI vs Houston, TX weather comparison

Detroit

MI

Detroit picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter.

Houston has around 117 fewer freezing nights a year. Houston endures about 92 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit, MI and Houston, TX
DetroitMetricHouston
172 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies215 days
33 inPrecipitationper year52 in
130 daysWet daysrain or snow per year104 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F107 days
122 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
71%Humidityaverage relative75%
50 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °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.

DetroitHouston

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 33 °FDetroit, Feb: 35 °FDetroit, Mar: 45 °FDetroit, Apr: 58 °FDetroit, May: 70 °FDetroit, Jun: 79 °FDetroit, Jul: 84 °FDetroit, Aug: 82 °FDetroit, Sep: 75 °FDetroit, Oct: 62 °FDetroit, Nov: 49 °FDetroit, Dec: 37 °FHouston, Jan: 63 °FHouston, Feb: 67 °FHouston, Mar: 73 °FHouston, Apr: 79 °FHouston, May: 86 °FHouston, Jun: 91 °FHouston, Jul: 93 °FHouston, Aug: 94 °FHouston, Sep: 90 °FHouston, Oct: 82 °FHouston, Nov: 72 °FHouston, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 19 °FDetroit, Feb: 20 °FDetroit, Mar: 28 °FDetroit, Apr: 38 °FDetroit, May: 49 °FDetroit, Jun: 60 °FDetroit, Jul: 64 °FDetroit, Aug: 63 °FDetroit, Sep: 55 °FDetroit, Oct: 44 °FDetroit, Nov: 34 °FDetroit, Dec: 25 °FHouston, Jan: 45 °FHouston, Feb: 49 °FHouston, Mar: 54 °FHouston, Apr: 61 °FHouston, May: 69 °FHouston, Jun: 75 °FHouston, Jul: 77 °FHouston, Aug: 77 °FHouston, Sep: 72 °FHouston, Oct: 63 °FHouston, Nov: 53 °FHouston, Dec: 46 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit high333545587079848275624937
Houston high636773798691939490827265
Detroit low192028384960646355443425
Houston low454954616975777772635346

Monthly precipitation

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

DetroitHouston
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 2.3 inDetroit, Feb: 2.0 inDetroit, Mar: 2.3 inDetroit, Apr: 3.4 inDetroit, May: 3.5 inDetroit, Jun: 3.4 inDetroit, Jul: 2.9 inDetroit, Aug: 2.8 inDetroit, Sep: 2.6 inDetroit, Oct: 2.7 inDetroit, Nov: 2.5 inDetroit, Dec: 2.2 inHouston, Jan: 4.5 inHouston, Feb: 3.6 inHouston, Mar: 3.9 inHouston, Apr: 4.3 inHouston, May: 4.1 inHouston, Jun: 4.9 inHouston, Jul: 3.8 inHouston, Aug: 4.1 inHouston, Sep: 4.9 inHouston, Oct: 4.6 inHouston, Nov: 4.5 inHouston, Dec: 4.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2
Houston4.53.63.94.34.14.93.84.14.94.64.54.7

Monthly sunny days

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

DetroitHouston
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 9 daysDetroit, Feb: 10 daysDetroit, Mar: 13 daysDetroit, Apr: 13 daysDetroit, May: 15 daysDetroit, Jun: 17 daysDetroit, Jul: 21 daysDetroit, Aug: 20 daysDetroit, Sep: 19 daysDetroit, Oct: 16 daysDetroit, Nov: 12 daysDetroit, Dec: 8 daysHouston, Jan: 15 daysHouston, Feb: 13 daysHouston, Mar: 15 daysHouston, Apr: 16 daysHouston, May: 18 daysHouston, Jun: 21 daysHouston, Jul: 21 daysHouston, Aug: 21 daysHouston, Sep: 21 daysHouston, Oct: 22 daysHouston, Nov: 18 daysHouston, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit9101313151721201916128
Houston151315161821212121221815

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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).