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Detroit, MI vs San Jose, CA weather comparison

Detroit

MI

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

San Jose has around 117 fewer freezing nights a year. San Jose sees rain or snow on roughly 70 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit, MI and San Jose, CA
DetroitMetricSan Jose
172 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies263 days
33 inPrecipitationper year17 in
130 daysWet daysrain or snow per year60 days
37 inSnowfallper year0 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F21 days
122 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
71%Humidityaverage relative67%
50 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °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.

DetroitSan Jose

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 °FSan Jose, Jan: 59 °FSan Jose, Feb: 62 °FSan Jose, Mar: 66 °FSan Jose, Apr: 70 °FSan Jose, May: 75 °FSan Jose, Jun: 80 °FSan Jose, Jul: 82 °FSan Jose, Aug: 83 °FSan Jose, Sep: 82 °FSan Jose, Oct: 75 °FSan Jose, Nov: 65 °FSan Jose, Dec: 59 °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 °FSan Jose, Jan: 42 °FSan Jose, Feb: 44 °FSan Jose, Mar: 46 °FSan Jose, Apr: 48 °FSan Jose, May: 52 °FSan Jose, Jun: 55 °FSan Jose, Jul: 58 °FSan Jose, Aug: 58 °FSan Jose, Sep: 57 °FSan Jose, Oct: 52 °FSan Jose, Nov: 46 °FSan Jose, Dec: 42 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit high333545587079848275624937
San Jose high596266707580828382756559
Detroit low192028384960646355443425
San Jose low424446485255585857524642

Monthly precipitation

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

DetroitSan Jose
0.01.02.03.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, 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 inSan Jose, Jan: 3.4 inSan Jose, Feb: 3.4 inSan Jose, Mar: 2.6 inSan Jose, Apr: 1.2 inSan Jose, May: 0.6 inSan Jose, Jun: 0.1 inSan Jose, Jul: 0.0 inSan Jose, Aug: 0.0 inSan Jose, Sep: 0.1 inSan Jose, Oct: 0.8 inSan Jose, Nov: 1.5 inSan Jose, Dec: 3.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2
San Jose3.43.42.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.81.53.0

Monthly sunny days

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

DetroitSan Jose
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, 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 daysSan Jose, Jan: 15 daysSan Jose, Feb: 14 daysSan Jose, Mar: 16 daysSan Jose, Apr: 19 daysSan Jose, May: 24 daysSan Jose, Jun: 27 daysSan Jose, Jul: 30 daysSan Jose, Aug: 30 daysSan Jose, Sep: 29 daysSan Jose, Oct: 26 daysSan Jose, Nov: 19 daysSan Jose, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit9101313151721201916128
San Jose151416192427303029261916

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).