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Detroit, MI vs Knoxville, TN weather comparison

Detroit

MI

Detroit picks up around 32 more inches of snow each winter.

Knoxville endures about 21 more days above 90 °F each year. Knoxville has around 39 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit, MI and Knoxville, TN
DetroitMetricKnoxville
172 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies195 days
33 inPrecipitationper year48 in
130 daysWet daysrain or snow per year134 days
37 inSnowfallper year5 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
122 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F83 days
71%Humidityaverage relative73%
50 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °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.

DetroitKnoxville

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 °FKnoxville, Jan: 48 °FKnoxville, Feb: 53 °FKnoxville, Mar: 61 °FKnoxville, Apr: 71 °FKnoxville, May: 78 °FKnoxville, Jun: 85 °FKnoxville, Jul: 88 °FKnoxville, Aug: 88 °FKnoxville, Sep: 83 °FKnoxville, Oct: 72 °FKnoxville, Nov: 60 °FKnoxville, Dec: 51 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, 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 °FKnoxville, Jan: 27 °FKnoxville, Feb: 30 °FKnoxville, Mar: 37 °FKnoxville, Apr: 45 °FKnoxville, May: 55 °FKnoxville, Jun: 63 °FKnoxville, Jul: 67 °FKnoxville, Aug: 65 °FKnoxville, Sep: 59 °FKnoxville, Oct: 46 °FKnoxville, Nov: 35 °FKnoxville, Dec: 30 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit high333545587079848275624937
Knoxville high485361717885888883726051
Detroit low192028384960646355443425
Knoxville low273037455563676559463530

Monthly precipitation

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

DetroitKnoxville
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 inKnoxville, Jan: 4.4 inKnoxville, Feb: 4.3 inKnoxville, Mar: 4.9 inKnoxville, Apr: 4.3 inKnoxville, May: 3.7 inKnoxville, Jun: 3.7 inKnoxville, Jul: 4.7 inKnoxville, Aug: 3.4 inKnoxville, Sep: 3.5 inKnoxville, Oct: 2.9 inKnoxville, Nov: 3.8 inKnoxville, Dec: 4.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2
Knoxville4.44.34.94.33.73.74.73.43.52.93.84.6

Monthly sunny days

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

DetroitKnoxville
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 daysKnoxville, Jan: 14 daysKnoxville, Feb: 11 daysKnoxville, Mar: 15 daysKnoxville, Apr: 16 daysKnoxville, May: 16 daysKnoxville, Jun: 17 daysKnoxville, Jul: 18 daysKnoxville, Aug: 19 daysKnoxville, Sep: 19 daysKnoxville, Oct: 20 daysKnoxville, Nov: 17 daysKnoxville, Dec: 13 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit9101313151721201916128
Knoxville141115161617181919201713

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).